Tag: ALEX
Jamaican farmers earn USD 39 million via Tourism Ministry’s ALEX
Tourism minister inaugurates the ALEX center Local farmers of Jamaica has earned around USD 39 million from the Agri-Linkages Exchange (ALEX) pilot project of the Tourism Ministry. The project has assisted 400 local farmers with the marketing of approximately 360,000 kg of agricultural products. ALEX, which is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Tourism and the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), is the first online platform of its kind in the country. It brings hoteliers in direct contact with the farmers and could avoid unwanted middlemen and thus retain more of the economic benefits to the local people. The ... Read more