The local products included agricultural products, textiles and handicrafts. The government is collecting input from a number of institutions, such as the province agriculture office, tourism office, cooperatives and small and medium enterprises.
The proposed bylaw is expected to protect local businesspeople, farmers and artisans from the flood of imported goods and stiff competition from overseas players. The bylaw will apply to hotels, restaurants and tourism-related businesses. Some hotels and restaurants in Bali buy already local products, including fruits, vegetables and meat, but the amount is not significant enough to boost local farming and small-scale businesses.
Hotels and restaurants are reluctant to use local produce, claiming they were of low quality and below international food standards, but the quality of fresh produce from local farms is as good as imported items, but there is always a misconception that local products are of lower standard.