I think this is brilliant. It’s going to be grown in a sustainable fashion. And through fair trade practices, the farmers will be paid a good price for their coffee. The economic support will help them fend off the outside forces (and inside forces) that seek to divide them.
There are other reports of millions of dollars leaving the country while the public struggles to survive. (Probably took their cue from Mitt Romney)
And what do power players always fall back on when they want to start trouble? Bring up religion. After the discover of oil in the region, suddenly religion became an issue, although the many different religions of the region didn’t make anyone uncomfortable before the oil discovery.
Here’s a map on the prominent religions of different areas in Sudan.
Eagle 
