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 of the pupils demonstrated on grade level understanding. In writing, 81% of 5th grade pupils at Blue Mountain Elementary East School demonstrated on grade level skills. In 2012, Blue Mountain Elementary East School declined to Warning Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) status, due to lagging reading achievement. In 2011, Blue Mountain Elementary East School achieved AYP status. Blue Mountain Elementary East School was also in Warning AYP status in 2010 and 2008 due to low academic achievement. In 2012, only 74% of the students were reading on grade level in grades 3rd through 5th, with 13% below basic. In math, 83%