Methods governments could use to encourage consumption of local products It is often claimed that our government does not strive for preserving our national products, but rather usually neglects them, investing in low-cost companies which are normally established overseas. However, is it true? In this essay, I will explore some methods governments could use to change upside down this assumption. Firstly, one way the government could tackle this issue would be investing on educational programs aimed at informing our children of the variety of high- quality products that are grown, cultivated, harvested or made in our lands. By doing so, we would be promoting our own products instead of undermining them. Additionally, educative administrations could try to foment our national products by taking our children on trips around the various lands of our country where some of our more prestigious products are made. This would make them realize the richness and variety of our goods and how this is deeply interrelated with the prestige of our gastronomy/cuisine. Moreover, should this measure be taken, our cuisine could be greatly enhanced. On the other hand, another measure that needs to be implanted by our government is the creation of economic subsidies. Economic subsidies are normally thought of as mechanisms designated to help people cope with their financial difficulties, but if such measures were also extended to preserving our national culinary essence, we would be making real progress to finally accomplish this issue. Taking all the aforementioned into consideration, I can honestly state that I would wholeheartedly support such a plan. Particularly, if educative administrations promoted this action, making students fully aware of the endless advantages that inexorably come when promotion of national products is encouraged, not only would we be assuring its protection for coming generations, but also we would be paving the way for a new era of economic prosperity in our country.