The Vetiver Network International

Stiff Grass Hedgerows (Barriers) and Contour Cultivation are Key to Watershed Improvements

TVNI, as a knowledge based organization, has a primary goal of promoting the Vetiver System (VS) across several economic and natural resource sectors. It is possible to do this because of the unique character of Vetiver grass (Chrysopogon zizanioides) that provides the basis for a wide range of applications, most of which significantly impact soil and water. The plant has deep penetrating roots that improve the soil shear strength by as much as 40+% and the ability within the rhizosphere to capture and cycle soil nutrients critical to plant growth.… Read the rest

RIchard GRIMSHAW

Dec 02, 2023 at 04:08 AM

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Labels: agriculture, climate change, community, disaster mitigation, erosion, forage, plant, policy, waterTagged agriculture, climate change, climate smart technology, community-led adaptation, erosion control, forage, Global Hydrolgical Cycle, Slope stabilization, vetiver grass, Vetiver Grass Technology, Vetiver System

Vetiver Grass Regenerative Farming Training in Lela Village, Siaya County, 2023

RAPPORTEUR –Notes taken by Pauline Saris, program coordinator ACTIVITY OVERVIEW Sustainable Village Resources (SVR) is a registered CBO in Kenya. We work with marginalized stay at home communities whose main livelihood depends on the small pieces of land they own. Some do handicraft while others venture into small scale poultry. Bottom line is their main source of income is the small pieces of land. We sought to get them from living on hand to mouth and get them to a sustainable living where they can get nutritious food and get economically empowered while ensuring food security from their land.… Read the rest

RIchard GRIMSHAW

Dec 01, 2023 at 04:35 AM

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Labels: agriculture, community, healthTagged agriculture, climate change, community, erosion control, Vetiver Grass Technology

Regenerative Agriculture with Vetiver (RAV)

My name is Caleb Omolo from Kenya. I am an environmentalist and farmer, and have been using Vetiver grass since 2009. l have learned that the heat waves, droughts, floods, wild fires and dust storms are man-made and it is possible to turn the these extreme weather patterns around if we study the way nature works by embracing regenerative farming systems. I work with Vetiver grass as pioneer grass to help me create sustainable nature related farms.… Read the rest

RIchard GRIMSHAW

Dec 01, 2023 at 03:14 AM

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Labels: agriculture, climate change, erosionTagged agriculture, climate smart technology, community, erosion control, Vetiver Grass Technology

Vetiver Hedge Spacing, Commercial Applications and News from Latin America (TVNI-NL-2023-11)

Vetiver Hedge Spacing. Effects of initial spacing on Vetiver hedgerow closure at 24 months, demonstrating that establishing a functional Vetiver hedgerow requires that the Vetiver be planted close together. Photo courtesy of Dr. P.K.Yoon (1993) In writing the first article for this newsletter I was reminded again about Dr. P.K. Yoon’s work, carried out more than 30 years ago, at the Rubber Research Institute in Malaysia, where he was then the Director. His two-volume set of “A Look See at Vetiver Grass in Malaysia” remains one of the most comprehensive and indispensable references for Vetiver practitioners today.… Read the rest

Jim Smyle

Nov 14, 2023 at 10:44 PM

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Labels: agriculture, community, erosion, Establishment, management, Network News, Phytoremediation, uncategorized, urban, water, water qualityTagged agriculture, Andes, arsenic, bioengineering, China, Ecuador, Italy, Latin America Vetiver Network, Mexico, Newsletter, phytoremediation, San Antonio, St. Vincent & The Grenadines

7th International Vetiver Conference & Soil Health (TVNI – NL-2023-06/07)

Table and links to all ICV7 related papers The Seventh International Vetiver Conference was successfully held in Chiang Mai, Thailand between the dates of 29 May and 1 June 2023. The Conference commemorated His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great’s invaluable support for the development, promotion, and dissemination of the Vetiver System in Thailand and globally. The theme of ICV-7 was “Vetiver for Soil and Water Conservation”. The success of ICV-7 reflected the strong interests, commitment, generosity, and efforts of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn – the Patron of The Vetiver Network International; the Chaipattana Foundation – for which we thank Dr.… Read the rest

Jim Smyle

Jul 28, 2023 at 08:38 PM

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Labels: agriculture, climate change, community, Conference, disaster mitigation, erosion, forage, handicrafts, health, ICV-7, infrastructure, management, Phytoremediation, plant, policy, pollution, propagation, slope stabilization

Managing Soil Health with Vetiver (Vetiveria zizanioides) for Climate and Food Security

Dr. Rattan Lal, winner of the World Foodprize, and Director of Lal Center for Carbon Management and Sequestration, The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA wrote an article for the special edition on Vetiver, published (May/June 2023) by India’s Agriculture World magazine to commemorate ICV7. His full paper, with references, concluded “Use of Vetiver is a SLM system, especially for degraded soils, drought prone and erosion-susceptible environments, marginal lands and polluted soils. In addition to being a high-value essential oil crop, Vetiver has multiple benefits of enhancing agronomic productivity on marginal, degraded and polluted lands while conserving soil, recharging ground water, purifying wastewater, sequestering carbon in biomass and soil for adaptation and mitigation of climate change, improving productivity and advancing Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations of the Agenda 2030.… Read the rest

RIchard GRIMSHAW

Jul 06, 2023 at 08:47 PM

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Labels: agriculture, climate change, erosion

The Role of Vetiver Grass Technology for Sustainable Agriculture and Soil Health

The Vetiver Grass Technology has impacted tens of thousands of small, and often poor, farmers in many parts of the tropical and semi-arid regions of the world. Vetiver hedgerows can create change over a very short period. …. Quote from Kenya (2023) … “I did not expect in my wildest imagination that it would turn out to be what it is today. A section that had a laterite surface and not fit for farming has become rich in topsoil.… Read the rest

RIchard GRIMSHAW

Jul 06, 2023 at 05:47 PM

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Labels: agriculture, climate change, community, erosionTagged climate change, climate smart technology, erosion control, Vetiver Grass Technology

Disaster Prevention, starting in family farms, in the Parish of La Carolina, County Ibarra, Ecuador – A Project Concept

Piet Sabbe is the owner/operator of Vetiver Consult Ecuador. He is has 30 years of hands on experience using vetiver for eco-restoration. He was also the winner of the 2022 Vetiver Short Video competition with his movie “Vetiver on Contour Lines in Your Farm and in the Landscape“. There are many experienced vetiver users, like Piet, around the world whose skills should be tapped, supported and encouraged with the objective of upscaling Vetiver Grass Technology (VGT) in their communities and localities.… Read the rest

RIchard GRIMSHAW

Jul 05, 2023 at 05:01 PM

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Labels: agriculture, climate change, community, disaster mitigation, erosion, uncategorizedTagged erosion control, Slope stabilization, vetiver grass, Vetiver Grass Technology, Vetiver System

TVNI 2023 AWARDS

Amongst eight winners of TVNI Awards at ICV7 ( 2023) Mohammad Shariful Islam of Bangladesh was awarded Vetiver Champion for promoting Vetiver Grass Technology to communities and for the public good. A full list of awardees follow: Vetiver Champion – promoting Vetiver Grass Technology to communities and the for public good —Mohammad Shariful Islam (Bangladesh) Vetiver Grass Technology Award – Contaminated Land and Water. — Feng Ziyuan (China) Vetiver Grass Technology Award – Infrastructure protection and disaster mitigation — Mohammad Shariful Islam (Bangladesh) Vetiver Grass Technology Award – Agriculture and soil and water conservation — Zhongxian Lu et al (China) Monty Yudelman Award – For exceptional contributions in sustainable agriculture and food security.… Read the rest

RIchard GRIMSHAW

Jul 05, 2023 at 12:02 AM

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Labels: agriculture, climate change, community, Conference, erosion, forage, infrastructure, Network News, PhytoremediationTagged climate change, climate smart technology, erosion control, pollution mitigation, Slope stabilization, vetiver grass, Vetiver Grass Technology, Vetiver System

Sustainable land Management and Climate Smart Credit (TVNI – NL-2023-05)

VETIVER NEWSLETTER — MAY 2023 NEWS UPDATE A lot of hard work is going into the organization of ICV7 that starts on May 29th. We must thank in advance Mrs. Nongpun Meechuen for the extraordinary effort that she and her team made in arranging the conference. Also Paul Truong (TVNI) for collating the papers and advising on such matters – a lot of work in that area. There are some very interesting and useful papers to be presented.… Read the rest

RIchard GRIMSHAW

May 18, 2023 at 02:09 AM

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Labels: agriculture, climate change, community, Conference, disaster mitigation, energy, erosion, forage, infrastructure, Network News, Phytoremediation, plant, pollution, wastewaterTagged agriculture, climate change, climate smart technology, erosion control, Newsletter, pollution mitigation, regenerative agriculture, vetiver grass, Vetiver Grass Technology, Vetiver System