In this chapter from the book Dream of a Nation, Tensie Whelan discusses the ways that sustainable agriculture and forestry are essential to meet the needs of our planet’s rapidly growing population.
An initiative of the Rainforest Alliance's Sustainable Agriculture division, Sustainable Landscapes was designed to help farmers and producer groups adopt environmentally and socially responsible farming practices and guide them toward sustainability.
The Rainforest Alliance and the Citi Foundation Sustainable Value Chain Finance Workshop held on April 20, 2011, in New York City, brought together actors in agriculture value chains -- representing buyers, exporters, retailers, producers, insurers, the financial sector, civil society and development partners. Although individual participants had begun to discuss sustainability and value chain finance in their own work, this was the first time that a diverse group of stakeholders from different parts of the value chain had gathered to discuss the topic.
