How did coffee get to Jamaica?
Coffee found its way to Jamaica in 1728 when Sir Nicholas Lawes, Governor of Jamaica, imported Arabica seedlings from the Island of Martinique. The country was ideal for this cultivation and nine years after its introduction 83,000 lbs. of coffee was exported. In 1891 legislation was passed to provide instructions in the art of cultivation and curing coffee by sending to certain districts, competent instructors. Efforts were made to increase the production of coffee and to establish a Central Coffee Work for processing and grading. In June 1950 the Coffee Industry Board was established to officially raise and maintain the quality of coffee exported. The Blue Mountain region is in the Eastern part of the island, and only coffee grown within can be called JBM. The new home of these seedlings proved to be fruitful and coffee production expanded. Government support and instruction in the art of cultivation allowed the industry to develop in reputation and quality. Why does this coffee cost
