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Defining Defects: Article in Mar/April 2023 Roast Magazine
Rainforest Alliance: Living Wage Benchmarks per Country, V1
A. Gerard: Coffee Exporter Approaches to Overcoming Transaction Costs
Research by Artisan’s Founder - Ruth Ann Church
NEW (Sep. 2024) on ICO's Knowledge Hub: Understanding Rwanda's Costs of Production
Case Study: Sustainable, B2B Approach to Importing Green Coffee
Estimating Farmer Cost of Production: Implications for Sustainable Growth in Rwanda’s Coffee Sector
Mechanisms to Link Coffee Price and Quality in Rwanda (presentation)
Peer-Reviewed Papers
Papers on Lean at Origin
Newsletter Archives
This is the archive of our customer newsletter
March 2025: Prep for Expo
February 2025: New Branding
Dec 2024: Producer Stories
Nov 2024: 2024 Microlots Cupping Notes
Oct 2024: Paying on Time - Paying a Women’s Premium
Sep 2024: Roast Summit Coming Up!
Aug 2024: Thank you Sabbath Roasters!
May, 2024: Rwanda 2024 Microlot Samples Arriving Soon!
April 2024: Join Us at Expo Chicago!
March 2024: March News: Artisan at Expo + Women's Economic Empowerment
Feb 2024: Sample Cold Diesel Brewed with Dehab's Diamond at Roast Summit!
Dec 2023: Angelique's Phone
Dec 2023: Fresh Rwanda Women-grown From Agasaro and Ejo Heza
Nov 2023: Fresh Rwanda Microlots Available from Agasaro and Ejo Heza
Sep 2023: 2023 Crop on the Water! + Artisan Talent Partnership
Aug 2023: Dry Milling at the Kopakama Cooperative
July 2023: Dukundekawa Completes ISO 9001 Certification
May 2023: Harvest News from Rwanda
Apr 2023 SCA Hours - While in Portland, Book Time with Ruth Ann!
Sep. 2022 We enjoyed meeting you at CRG Retreat 2022!
Aug. 2022 East African Coffees On Their Way!
July. 2022 Joe Coffee Offers a Virtual Tasting with Artisan
Apr. 2022 Agasaro Women-Grown Coffee
Dec. 2021 Happy Holidays From Artisian Coffee Imports
Nov. 2021 Got data? Need analysis?
Oct. 2021 First Time in the US: Dehab's Diamond
Sep. 2021 Just In: Dehab's Diamond - Ethiopian Natural Grown in a Biosphere
Aug. 2021 Rwanda Agasaro- ARRIVING NOV 2021
July. 2021 Consulting for Sustainability, How much are you paying for waste instead of paying farmers?
Cooperative Advantage - July/August 2020, Roast Magazine
ICO Coffee Development Report 2019 cites Clay, et. al., Ruth Ann Church is co-author, Oct. 9, 2019
Re:Co Symposium Presentation "What Motivates Rwandan Farmers to Invest in Coffee" pub. July 2019