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Documentation and
Acknowledgement
We know that
as new tourism products are developed and sustained, scholars,
policy makers and practitioners seek to document lessons
learnt and good operating practices that have been most
effective in producing the best results.
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“The Nevis Model”
(agro trade)
This agro tourism
partnership between the five-star, Four Seasons Hotel, the Nevis
Growers Association and the Nevis Department of Agriculture
provides us with technical assistance. Both the supply leakage of
tourism income as well as the increase of the hotel’s intake of
local agricultural products are addressed by the project. [link to
document Four Seasons The Nevis Model]
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Giraudel/Eggleston
Flower Group Inc.,
Dominica
(community/farm)
 The
neighbouring villages of Giraudel and Eggleston are close to
Roseau, high up beneath Morne Anglais, the third highest
mountain in Dominica. The communities are adjacent to the
Morne Trois Pitons National Park (MTPNP), which was enlisted
as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998.
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La Ruta del
Café, Dominican Republic
(community/farm/culinary)
 Salcedo
is the smallest province in the Dominican Republic, part of
the Cibao region in the north east of the country. The
population of the province is approximately 90,000, half of
who live in 3 cities. Over the last 20 years, there has been
high emigration (estimated at 30,000) to the USA as well as
rural to urban migration.
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Walkerswood, Jamaica
(Community/Culinary/Agro Trade/Farm)
 Tucked
away in the hills of St. Ann, Walkerswood Caribbean Foods Ltd.
is rooted in a rich history of community action which
characterizes Walkerswood village. Registered in 1978, the
company began as part of a rural community effort to create
employment. The Jamaica Industrial Development Corporation (JIDC)
aided the project and 2 people were employed to sell “jerk”
seasoned port locally.
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Anse La Raye,
St. Lucia
(Community/Culinary)
 Anse
La Raye Seaford Friday was conceived from an idea to replicate
the successful Oistins fish fry event, popular with tourists
in Barbados. The rationale was to diversify the tourism
product and spread the benefits of tourism. Anse La Raye was
strategically located for such an event; rich in natural and
cultural assets and a relatively poor community.
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