"After serving coffee around the world for 39 years, Starbucks plans to start growing its own." from South China Morning Post

"And the location for its global farm will be in Puer city in Yunnan province, which is better known for its tea."

"It would also establish a coffee development centre, a coffee farmer support centre and coffee processing facilities. The initiatives would complete Starbucks entire value-chain-from seed to cup - in China."

"Yunnan is one of the best places in China for coffee, especially the high-quality Arabica beans, thanks to its warm, mild and wet weather. China produces around 40,000 to 50,000 tonnes of coffee beans a year, with more than 90 per cent of it coming from Yunnan.

Under the agreement, Starbucks will operate the base farm and the farmer support centre, its first in Asia and third globally following Costa Rica and Rwanda."

"Starbucks is the latest in a series of major foreign corporates to invest in the province: Nestle arrived in Yunnan more than a decade ago, offering training to farmers and purchasing around 3,000 to 5,000 tonnes of coffee beans annually, and brands like Maxwell and Kraft Food also buy Yunnan coffee."