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BUFF BAY VALLEY AGRO TOURISM PROJECT - Jamaica |
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NAME: Development of an Agro-tourism Industry in the Buff Bay Valley Area
FUNDING AGENCY: European Union Rural Diversification Programme - Government of Jamaica
EXECUTING AGENCY: Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture, Jamaica Office
SCOPE: Buff Bay Valley - Portland, Jamaica
START & END DATE: October 1, 2008 - December 31, 2009
DESCRIPTION: The project seeks to provide new income earning opportunities for residents in the target communities by developing tourist attractions in the Buff Bay Valley and establishing linkages between the farmers, artisans and hotel sector. We hope to use this project as a model for rural development in the banana belt and other communities across Jamaica. |
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BACKGROUND
Tourism is synonymous with the Caribbean region to the extent that the Caribbean is recognized as the most tourism dependent region in the world by the World Travel and Tourism Council. In 2008 the tourism and travel sector provided 1 in every 7.8 jobs in the region and accounted for 14.8% of GDP. Yet the region's sector is the smallest in absolute world size among the 13 regions ranked by the WTTC and is projected to register the slowest growth rate in the ten years leading up to 2018. More |
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TARGET GROUPS |
ACTIVITIES |
NEWS & UPDATES |
| Charles Town Maroons |
Provide Guidance to Farmers, Cottage agro-processors and Craft makers. |
Ground broken at Safu Yard |
| Farmers Across the communities |
Development of Agro, Eco, Cultural and Hertitage Tour Packages |
Project picks up steam in Valley |
| Agro processors & craft-makers |
Training of Community Members to Manage Tour Attractions |
Hertitage study of valley begins |
| Community Development Committees |
Document the Historical and Agricultural Background of the Valley |
$35.8 Agro-tourism project for Buff Bay Valley |
| Youth |
Develop a Website and Publicity Campaign |
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| PROJECT PARTNERS |
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Government of Jamaica |
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European Union |
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Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture |
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| CONTACT |
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Email: Shauna.Brandon@iica.int
Telephone (876) 970-2215 fax: (876) 702-4781 | |
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IICA Office in Jamaica
Hope Gardens, Kingston 6, Jamaica, West Indies
Tel: 1 (876) 9270020 / Fax: 1 (876) 7024781
E-mail: iica.jm@iica.int
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