The Dominica Hotel & Tourism Association (DHTA) hosted stakeholder consultations with players in the tourism & agriculture sectors on Island, in collaboration with Agro Tourism stakeholders, consultants and developers of GURU’s integrated Agriculture Management Platform and Farm Operating system. Guru is focused on revolutionizing agriculture. Its goal is to increase the sustainability of farm operations, while minimizing their environmental impact and building resilience against climate change. The app takes a holistic view of the challenges facing farmers to deliver solutions that make their operations more productive, more efficient and increases traceability of their business parameters.
DHTA’s Executive vice president Kevin A. Francis, remarked “To put it simply, the platform is a simple intuitive user interface that automates seller & buyer activities, tracks supply and demand of produce, helps develop better farming practices in data collection and storage and produce records necessary for business success.”He says “We have articulated this initiative in our last AGM and in the beginning of this year, so naturally we are excited to see this activated. Now, almost 2 years after the passage of Hurricane Maria, the DHTA is happy to work along with Mr. Jade Hutchinson and his GURU team to help strengthen these linkages and help grow our economy and increase food security. Mrs. Marvlyn Alexander – James, President of the DHTA remarked that the timeliness of this initiative and the potential impact on both the tourism and agricultural industries is tremendous. James stated that in order to create and maintain sustainable and beneficial linkages between tourism and agriculture all factors need to be taken into account to include matching demand with supply, quality requirements and support structures which this platform is set out to do.She envisions this initiative will assist in getting agriculture fully integrated into the value chain of tourism, with farmers taking advantage of the many opportunities that exist within the sector and that the platform will a more efficient way for hotels and restaurants to connect and purchase produce that meets the requirements and expectations of guests and visitors
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