WALLENFORD- Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Development era

In 1728, coffee was first introduced into Jamaica for cultivation. Due to the suitable soil, climate, light and other conditions in Jamaica, coffee quality was outstanding, and cultivation gradually changed from St. Andrews expands to other regions;

In 1737, Jamaica coffee production reached 83000 pounds per year; over the next 40 years, numerous private plantation owners appeared, until 1800, when Jamaica had 686 coffee plantations;

Due to serf trade, labor costs rose sharply, and the manor owners were overwhelmed by costs. By 1850, coffee plantations had been reduced to 186.

To 1900, Jamaica government formulated the first coffee quality standards, but this standard was resisted by many private estate owners, and finally did not implement;

Since then, due to the lack of quality standards constraints, Blue Mountain coffee exports uneven quality, greatly affecting its international reputation, to 1943, when the Blue Mountain coffee importing country Canada refused to import Blue Mountain coffee;

In 1944, the Jamaica government realized the necessity of regulating the Blue Mountain coffee industry and reformulated three regulatory proposals for the Blue Mountain coffee industry: ① centralized processing of Blue Mountain coffee beans; ② establishment of quality standards for Blue Mountain coffee; ③ establishment of CIB, which is responsible for the organization, management and export supervision of the market;

In 1948, the world-famous Jamaica Coffee Board (CIB) was formally established. At the same time, the Jamaica government enacted the Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Industry Management Act. CIB's main responsibility is to improve the quality of Blue Mountain Coffee through management supervision and regain the global reputation of Blue Mountain Coffee. At this time, the definition of Blue Mountain Coffee has been strictly stipulated in the law: (1) Endow four legal coffee plantations including Wallenford with centralized processing of Blue Mountain coffee beans to ensure the quality of Blue Mountain coffee,(2) grow in the Blue Mountain area of 3000-5000 feet, and (3) export classification of Blue Mountain coffee: No.1, No.2, No.3, round beans;

Since 1960, Jamaica's Blue Mountain region, which was hit by hurricanes, destroyed most of the manor facilities and coffee trees. Foreign capital including Japan provided help and also obtained shares and preferential import rights of most manors. At this time, the Jamaica government still retained Wallenford Manor as state-owned in order to maintain the reputation of national treasure Blue Mountain coffee, and made Wallenford Manor synonymous with CIB, shouldering the mission of managing and innovating the coffee industry. Estate managers are also appointed by government departments.