Coffee production in Jamaica hybrid varieties of caturra, geisha, etc. The coffee that is grown in the Blue Mountains region, known as the Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee, is said to be of very high quality and is mostly exported. Coffee is grown at an elevation of , with a rainfall incidence varying from to more than . Farming methods are specifically oriented towards a high rate of production with optimum acidity. The Ministry of Agriculture and its subordinate office, the Coffee Industry Board, are responsible for all activities of the coffee sector. The Coffee Industry Board set up the Coffee Industry Development Company (CIDCO)
Blue Mountain School District grade level. In 2009 through 2012, Blue Mountain Middle School achieved Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) status each school year. In both 2007 and 2008, Blue Mountain Middle School declined to Warning status due to lagging student academic achievement. From 2003 to 2007, Blue Mountain Middle School achieved Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) status each school year. Sixth and seventh grades have been tested in the spring of each school year, in reading and mathematics since 2006. Eighth graders are tested in: reading, writing, mathematics and science. Beginning in the Spring of 2013, eighth graders, who are enrolled in Algebra I take