Trouble brewing in coffee country - Jamaica

By Andrew Smith, Staff Reporter

River in the Blue Mountains. - Andrew Smith/Staff Photographer

MOUNT AIRY is a small community in northern St. Andrew's coffee growing region. Located in the rugged Blue Mountains, three-quarters of the population are under forty years old. As such, there is a need for gainful employment for farmers and their families. In the never-ending struggle for land among small farmers, large landowners and conservationists, the small farmers feel that they are coming out the loser.

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