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Jamaica Gleaner UWI/Eye on Science
published: Thursday | October 19, 2006

Importance of the coffee industry to Jamaica

Export of primary agricultural products is an important contributor to foreign exchange earnings in Jamaica and contributed US$104,298,000 to the economy in 2003. In 2003, agriculture contributed 6.3 per...

Cultivation: a low technology, labour-intensive operation

Trees grown from seedlings provide economic yields within four years of planting and are considered mature and at the peak of production within seven years. Seedlings are obtained from...