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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
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June 2025: Rwanda Visits
May 2025: Rwanda Harvests
April 2025: SCA Expo
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Dec 2024: Producer Stories
Nov 2024: 2024 Microlots Cupping Notes
Oct 2024: Paying on Time - Paying a Women’s Premium
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May, 2024: Rwanda 2024 Microlot Samples Arriving Soon!
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March 2024: Artisan at Expo + Women's Economic Empowerment
Feb 2024: Dehab's Diamond at Roast Summit!
Dec 2023: Angelique's Phone
Dec 2023: Rwanda Women-grown From Agasaro and Ejo Heza
Nov 2023: Fresh Rwanda Microlots Available
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
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 - Ethiopia
Aug. 2021 Rwanda Agasaro- ARRIVING NOV 2021
July. 2021 Consulting for Sustainability
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