{
  "id": 11373009,
  "title": "IGCAT’s founder wants farmers to capitalise on region’s multibillion-dollar festival calendar",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/igcats-founder-wants-farmers-to-capitalise-on-regions-multibillion",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-02T05:06:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jamaica Gleaner",
    "slug": "jamaica-gleaner",
    "url": "http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20261002/igcats-founder-wants-farmers-capitalise-regions-multibillion-dollar-festival"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "WESTERN BUREAU: Nneka Nurse, founder and CEO of Bestdressedplate and Global Expert for the Caribbean International Institute of Gastronomy, Culture, Arts and Tourism (IGCAT), says the region’s booming festival calendar is feeding thousands of people but Caribbean farmers risk being left hungry for their share of the billions of dollars being spent on food. As as consequence, she is calling on…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}