Yeah I think give the local guys a spot to shine. But also think there should be some standard set, Consistency and trust is key.
There will always be the true breeders and then the "fly by night" guys.
Track record will speak for itself and I think we should start tracking these local guys and do our own grow reports where people can have reference to, trade that's fire phenos in a clone form and see if it can be repeated by other growers, then that can be considered a true keeper.
Local breeders should build a community of followers and growers, charging the same as international breeders don't make sense to me unless you are targeting international growers. There will be breeders that want to share their bests and then the profit and pollen chucking whores. Buying international stock and just pollen chucking doesn't make you a breeder either, anyone with some deep pockets can do that, breeding is a passion and that passion brings fire.
From my personal experience there is some real Fire breeders in SA, they should be given the opportunity to show their stuff and having a local seed bank where one can have reference to will be great, so yeah man go ahead and do your research, list these local guys and have them reach out to the community and get some grow logs on, Totemic is ahead in this space as he has a good track record and easy to make reference to. A buddy of mine I shared a smoke with (Chocolope) was so impressed that it was a local breeder and best of all I just referred him to 420SA and said to check Totemic's threads.
Just having nice pictures of weed on a site does not give me the reassurance that it will be good, I've seen nice buds with no taste and no high. The proof will be in the community, smoke reports and ultimately customer satisfaction.
Do it man! Just do it!
Get those local breeders into a one stop shop and let's get growing!