Starbucks Coffee Company this week introduces Rwanda Blue Bourbon coffee, its first ever from Rwanda... In 2001, individuals from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Agribusiness Development Activity of Rwanda (ADAR) helped Rwandan farmers write business plans and obtain bank loans necessary to purchase equipment and build coffee-washing stations, which are essential to ensure quality... "With continuing help from Starbucks and international aid organizations, and with a renewed focus on quality, farmers can increase their incomes, can afford necessities such as shelter, education and medical care, and can invest in the future for themselves and their families," concluded [Dub Hay, Starbucks senior vice president of Coffee & Global Procurement].