The majority of the population are involved in farming and agriculture (mostly subsistence). The main crops are rice, corn, beans and legumes, sugar and cassava. A significant number of people (mostly males) are also employed in the local jewellery industry, which produces hand made jewelry made from gold and silver, most of which is sold to tourists in Bali. Sales of jewelry have been affected in recent years by the 2002 and 2005 Bali bombings, and then more recently by the global financial downturn.
