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Jamaica's Tomato Mystery

by Alex Blumberg, NPR
June 25, 2010

In a country like Jamaica you can buy tomatoes grown in Mexico and shipped by a broker in Florida that are cheaper than tomatoes grown by farmers just a couple of hours away from Kingston. The phenomenon is a mystery of economics and something that keeps farmers in developing countries mired in poverty.

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  • All Things Considered, June 25, 2010
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