Global Vetiver Farmer (GVF): a citizen research project for everyone who uses or is curious about vetiver.
Under construction, and going live by the end of October 2026.
Please come back soon to register and take part.
Two New Papers: Why Vetiver Spreads Through Channels, and How to Build a Vetiver Service Company
TVNI has issued two companion papers for discussion. “From Proof to Practice” asks why a technology this well proven has been adopted so slowly, and finds that the lag is structural rather than informational. “Establishing a Vetiver Service Company” takes…
How the updated VGT design standards underwrite a two-wing vetiver service company
Updated Design Standards and Specifications What the revisions mean for your work The design standards, guides and specifications listed in the design spec table are there to support your work with vetiver — whether you use them as an individual,…
NEWSLETTER (NL2026-08): ICV-8; TVNI Awards Announcement; UN International Year of the Woman Farmer; Vetiver Research News; UN Assessment: Vetiver First Among Malawi’s Erosion Controls
Dates for the 8th International Conference on Vetiver (ICV-8) Announced The following is an official announcement from the India Vetiver Foundation: The India Vetiver Foundation (IVF) is proud to announce that India will host the Eighth International Conference on Vetiver…
NEWSLETTER (NL2026-07): A Harder Look – Vetiver Design Standards – Guides – Updates and Revisions
The following standards and guides have been corrected and updated: D4 – VGT – Microbial Root Dips for Vetiver Establishment v3 D5 – VGT – Vetiver and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF): Soil Health, Water, and Nutrient Transfer v3 D6- VGT…
Vetiver Genotypes by Region, Fertility and Weed Status
A reference table separating the sterile cultivars used in Vetiver Grass Technology from the fertile, seed-bearing accessions that carry the invasiveness record Invasiveness in vetiver is a property of the genotype, not of the species. The material used in Vetiver…
NEWSLETTER (NL2026-05): The $3 Revolution: Proving What Vetiver + AMF Can Really Do at Scale
This might be the most important post I write this year, and I'm going to be direct about why: We have something potentially extraordinary in our hands—a Vetiver- Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) partnership that research suggests could deliver 70-85% nematode...
FIVE STUDIES. 1,300 FARMERS. THE QUESTIONS NOBODY ASKED
THE VETIVER ADOPTION PARADOX Understanding Why Farmers Don’t Use What They Know Works Part of the Global Farmer Demonstration Program series Introduction This post builds on our recent article Become a Farmer-Researcher: Six Vetiver System Models to Transform Your Farm,…
Ethiopia’s Terraces Are Failing. Here’s What the Research Says They Need.
How Vetiver Retrofits Turn 7% Yield Losses Into 200%+ Gains—While Suppressing Pests Farmers Never Expected (the photos in this article are all from Ethiopia and show vetiver planted in the mid 1990s and the early 2000s) The transformation of Ethiopia’s…
Become a Farmer-Researcher: Six Vetiver System Models to Transform Your Farm
An Invitation to Farmers and Other Vetiver Users Choose Your Path, Document Your Journey, Share Your Knowledge What if the greatest agricultural research wasn’t happening in laboratories, but on your farm? What if farmers like you—working the land, observing the…