2.23.2009

Report from Kenya -- Part Two

Tensie Whelan, Rainforest Alliance president, continues her travelogue about her recent trip to Kenya. Here, she describes her visit to the Rift Valley and Lake Naishava, where she tours local flower farms.

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2.18.2009

Report from Kenya -- Part One

In 2007, the Rainforest Alliance launched its tea certification program in Kenya. The first certified farm was Kericho, an estate in Kenya owned by Unilever that supplies the Lipton and PG Tips brands. Recently, Rainforest Alliance president Tensie Whelan traveled to Kenya to attend a meeting of the Unilever Sustainable Agriculture Advisory Board, visit some of Kenya's stunning national parks and see a few of the country's flower farms.

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1.7.2009

Travels in Ghana -- Part Four

After spending nearly a week in Ghana attending meetings on the state of cocoa farming and visiting with local farming communities, Rainforest Alliance executive director Tensie Whelan concludes her trip with a visit to Samartex, a sustainable forest company.

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12.18.2008

Travels in Ghana -- Part Three

Tensie Whelan, the Rainforest Alliance's executive director, continues her travelogue about her recent trip to Ghana. Here, she relates her experiences at "The Future of Cocoa," a major conference on sustainability hosted by snack food giant Mars, Inc.

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11.26.2008

Travels in Ghana -- Part One

In late October, 2008, Rainforest Alliance executive director Tensie Whelan joined Christian Mensah -- an agronomist who recently joined our sustainable agriculture team -- in Ghana to take in the landscape, learn about the state of the cocoa industry and witness, first-hand, the need for reforestation in a country plagued by the effects of unsustainable farming.

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