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.
NEWSLETTER (NL2026-09): Bangladesh Moves Toward National Adoption of Vetiver
Bangladesh Moves Toward National Adoption of Vetiver The most significant vetiver news comes from Bangladesh, where vetiver (locally “binna” grass) has moved from pilot projects to the top of government. On August 6, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman chaired a meeting…
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…
One Grass, Three Jobs: A Trilogy on Vetiver’s Living Functions
For most of its working life, vetiver has been valued as an “engineer”. It holds slopes, slows runoff, traps sediment, drains waterlogged ground, and treats decontaminated water and land . That reputation is deserved and thoroughly documented. But the same…
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...
HOW VETIVER ACTUALLY IMPROVES SOIL FERTILITY
Think of degraded soil at 1.5% organic matter barely supporting crops. Now imagine bringing it to 4.3%. That’s what Anno Farms in Ethiopia achieved over 15 years with vetiver. Not guesswork—measured data from a 200-hectare commercial operation. Here’s how: THE…
The Hidden Benefits of Vetiver
When Farmers Discover What Science Had Already Proven The Vietnamese Discovery The Vietnam Vetiver Farmers Group (facebook.com/groups/vetiver4vn) has become the world’s most innovative vetiver community through careful field observation and documentation. Their farmers noticed something remarkable: crops planted close to…