Vegetable and melon production in 1999 amounted to 184,000 tons; principal varieties include pumpkin, carrot, cabbage, tomato, callaloo, and cucumber. Production of other crop groups (with leading varieties) in 1999 included: pulses (red peas, peanut, gungo peas) condiments (scallion, hot pepper, onion), fruits (papaya, pineapple, watermelon), cereals (corn, rice), and roots and tubers (yams, potatoes, plantains).
Sugar is Jamaica's largest agricultural export, earning $66 million in 2001. Sugar is also used for the production of molasses (79,653 tons in 2002) and rum (24.2 million liters in 2002). Banana production in 1999 was 130,000 tons. Other major export crops in 1999 included cocoa, and coffee. Blue Mountain coffee, which is primarily exported to Japan, brings in some $12 million annually in foreign exchange earnings. Jamaica also exports coconuts, pimientos, citrus fruits, ginger, tobacco, yams, papayas, dasheens, peppers, and cut flowers. Jamaica exported $227.7 million and imported $402.7 million in agricultural products during 2001.
The island's food needs are met only in part by domestic production, and foodstuffs are a major import item. The main food crops, grown primarily by small cultivators, are sweet potatoes and yams, rice, potatoes, manioc, tomatoes, and beans. Jamaica is a major producer of marijuana, which, however, remains illegal. The government participates in a US-funded campaign to eradicate marijuana trading.
Here are Jamaica's ten best food specialties, dishes that are not to be missed if you want to taste all that the island has to offer.
1) Jerk Chicken
2) Ackee and Saltfish
3) The Jamaican Patty
4) Callaloo
5) Escoviche
6) Rice and Peas
7) Plantains
8) Gizzadas
9) Fresh Fruit
10) Blue Mountain Coffee
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February 22, 2010
Vegetable and melon production in 1999 amounted to 184,000 tons; principal varieties include pumpkin, carrot, cabbage, tomato, callaloo, and cucumber. Production of other crop groups (with leading varieties) in 1999 included: pulses (red peas, peanut, gungo peas) condiments (scallion, hot pepper, onion), fruits (papaya, pineapple, watermelon), cereals (corn, rice), and roots and tubers (yams, potatoes, plantains).
Sugar is Jamaica's largest agricultural export, earning $66 million in 2001. Sugar is also used for the production of molasses (79,653 tons in 2002) and rum (24.2 million liters in 2002). Banana production in 1999 was 130,000 tons. Other major export crops in 1999 included cocoa, and coffee. Blue Mountain coffee, which is primarily exported to Japan, brings in some $12 million annually in foreign exchange earnings. Jamaica also exports coconuts, pimientos, citrus fruits, ginger, tobacco, yams, papayas, dasheens, peppers, and cut flowers. Jamaica exported $227.7 million and imported $402.7 million in agricultural products during 2001.
The island's food needs are met only in part by domestic production, and foodstuffs are a major import item. The main food crops, grown primarily by small cultivators, are sweet potatoes and yams, rice, potatoes, manioc, tomatoes, and beans. Jamaica is a major producer of marijuana, which, however, remains illegal. The government participates in a US-funded campaign to eradicate marijuana trading.
Here are Jamaica's ten best food specialties, dishes that are not to be missed if you want to taste all that the island has to offer.
1) Jerk Chicken
2) Ackee and Saltfish
3) The Jamaican Patty
4) Callaloo
5) Escoviche
6) Rice and Peas
7) Plantains
8) Gizzadas
9) Fresh Fruit
10) Blue Mountain Coffee