1 - Local Agricultural-food System in the Tourism Island of Bali

Bali is a small island known as one of the best tourist destinations in the world. The long
experience as an agricultural island supported by its unique nature has raised sustainable
living values, namely social, environmental, and spiritual, which initially triggered tourists to
visit Bali. The rapid development of tourism has caused a significant increase in investment,
which oriented predominantly on economic values. Therefore, the local economic
dependence has shifted to the tourism sector. The development of investment, however,
has degraded noble values in the agricultural sector, which is managed generally by small-
scale family farmers. In 2019, the Bali local government issued regulations regarding organic
farming systems in Bali, which aimed to restore the implementation of sustainable-
environmental values. Before that, in 2018, a regulation was also issued regarding the use
and marketing of local products in the tourism sector. Those two regulations, however,
could not be implemented well due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020-2021 of which
caused the tourism sector to collapse completely. During the pandemic, there was a
significant movement of workers from tourism to the agricultural sector, which supported
the Balinese people to survive their food needs. The pandemic has made Balinese people
aware of the importance of the noble-fundamental values in agriculture for sustainable
living. Furthermore, a collaborative and integrated value chain system between the small-
scale agricultural and tourism sectors is essential to develop.