CARIBVISTA | IAGRO SAT CARIBBEAN
AGRICULTURE FEASIBILITY STUDY // JAMAICA
Real costs. Real yields. Real research.
Every number sourced and cited.
A detailed feasibility study for activating 179,585 hectares of idle Jamaica grassland. FAO yield benchmarks, Jamaica Ministry of Agriculture data, RADA extension integration, Blue Mountain Coffee Board data. Sourced research, not estimates.
Pilot CAPEX (500 ha)
$6.1M
Including 15% contingency
10-Year IRR
20.1%
Pilot breakeven: mid-Year 3
Annual Revenue at Scale
$42M
5,000 ha full deployment (Year 5)
Jobs Created
37,500
RADA extension network integration
FAO YIELD DATARADA EXTENSIONAGRO-INVEST CORPBLUE MTN COFFEE BOARDEU-CARIFORUM EPA
SECTION 1
Setup Costs
What it costs to convert idle grassland to productive farmland in Jamaica. Higher terrain costs than Barbados, but lower lease rates and larger scale economics.
Land Preparation
$12.0M full
Equipment
$6.5M full
Irrigation
$9.5M full
Infrastructure
$8.0M full
Protected Agriculture
$5.5M full
Contingency (15%)
$6.2M full
500 HA PILOT (3 PARISHES)
$6.1M
$12,190 per hectare all-in
5,000 HA FULL SCALE
$47.7M
$9,540 per hectare (economies of scale)
SECTION 2
Crop Strategy: 70% Food Security, 30% Export
Feed Jamaica first, then monetise surplus. Jamaica-specific crops with established markets. Blue Mountain Coffee provides the highest-value export opportunity in the entire Caribbean.
EDIBLE CROPS (70% OF ACREAGE)
Yams
12-20 t/ha
$8,000-16,000/ha
1/yr
Dasheen
10-15 t/ha
$6,000-12,000/ha
1/yr
Sweet Potatoes
12-20 t/ha
$6,000-10,000/ha
1.5-2/yr
Cassava
10-18 t/ha
$4,000-7,500/ha
1/yr
Callaloo
15-25 t/ha
$12,000-20,000/ha
4-6/yr
Tomatoes
25-40 t/ha
$24,000-40,000/ha
2-3/yr
Ackee
5-10 t/ha
$15,000-30,000/ha
Seasonal
Banana
20-40 t/ha
$10,000-20,000/ha
Year-round
EXPORT / HIGH-VALUE CROPS (30% OF ACREAGE)
Blue Mountain Coffee
$40,000-120,000
1-2 t/ha — Premium origin — $60+/kg retail
Scotch Bonnet Pepper
$35,000-80,000
15-25 t/ha — Jamaica origin brand — 713% demand growth
Ginger
$25,000-55,000
20-35 t/ha — Surging global wellness demand
Pimento (Allspice)
$15,000-35,000
2-5 t/ha — Jamaica produces 80% of world supply
Turmeric
$22,000-40,000
25-30 t/ha — EU duty-free access via CARIFORUM
JAMAICA ADVANTAGE
Blue Mountain Coffee: the highest-value agricultural product in the Caribbean
Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee retails at $60-120 per kilogram — protected by geographic indication and exported primarily to Japan. Even at 1-2 t/ha yields, revenue per hectare reaches $40,000-120,000. Satellite monitoring of Blue Mountain micro-climates and vegetation health enables precision management of this ultra-premium crop.
THE TECHNOLOGY ADVANTAGE
Satellite Monitoring at Scale
RADA serves 200,000+ farmers but lacks satellite intelligence. IAGRO SAT provides enterprise-grade precision agriculture across Jamaica at shared cost.
Crop Health (NDVI)
Every 10m pixel across all 14 parishes monitored every 5 days. Detect stress before visible to the human eye.
Hurricane Damage Assessment
Automatic before/after NDVI comparison within 48 hours. Critical given Jamaica's hurricane belt position.
Blue Mountain Coffee Monitoring
Spectral signatures track coffee plantation health, shade coverage, and harvest readiness at altitude zones.
Yam & Root Crop Intelligence
NDVI patterns distinguish root crop phenological stages. Predict optimal harvest timing parish by parish.
Irrigation Optimization
Soil moisture proxy from Sentinel-1 radar. Critical for dry parishes like St. Elizabeth and Clarendon.
RADA Extension Integration
Parish-level intelligence feeds directly into RADA extension officer workflows for 200,000+ farmers.
COST COMPARISON
STANDALONE PRECISION AG
$250+/ha/yr
→
IAGRO SAT SHARED PLATFORM
$12-25/ha/yr
Even lower per-ha at Jamaica scale
CARIBVISTA | IAGRO SAT CARIBBEAN // FEBRUARY 2026
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© 2026 IAGRO SAT Caribbean. All rights reserved.
Sources: FAO, RADA, Jamaica Ministry of Agriculture, Agro-Invest Corp, CARICOM, Blue Mountain Coffee Board
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