Jim Smyle sent me the links to some very useful short videos about vetiver that he made following Hurricane MITCH (1998). Please use them as and when you need them: Vetiver Para La Bioingenieria – #1 El Problema (1999) Vetiver…
Sandra Ugalde of the University of Tarapaca is the leader for this project. The project’s objective is, using Vetiver Phytoremediation Technology, to clean contaminated water for use in irrigation and to increase productivity in Arica and Parinacota Regions of Chile. Funding is…
David Pimentel and Michael Burgess (both of Cornell University) have published a paper “Soil Erosion Threatens Food Production” that everybody who works in the agricultural and natural resources sectors should read. An abstract of their paper follows: “Since humans worldwide obtain…
John Greenfield has asked us to share his note “Poverty Alleviation Using the Vetiver System in Tropical Developing Countries“. John has years of experience in development agriculture in the tropics and semi tropics, and has strong views on why soil…
For a number of years we have seen an increasing number of small farmers selling vetiver planting as a commodity to other farmers, construction companies, local governments, and to landscapers. As an example, Roley Noffke of Hydromulch, South Africa, has…
Although there are many other applications, Vetiver’s most important use is for soil and water conservation, and the need to use Vetiver for this purpose is growing every day as the negative impacts of climate change accelerate. This is especially the…
agriculture, climate change, disaster mitigation, erosion, health, Network News, slope stabilization, urban, wastewater, water Vetiver System has been used in Indonesia for at least 20 years, and in particular the East Bali Poverty Project used VS for a number of effective applications. Other groups and companies have used VS…
Greetings! May all our readers have a useful year in 2015. I hope that many of you will be able to join us for the 6th International Vetiver Conference to be held in Da Nang, Vietnam from May 5-8th. Details…
Vetiver hedges in cooler climates can be challenged by fast growing local species of grass and broad leaved climbers, to the extent that the hedge succumbs to the invading weed’s shade and pressure. As Vetiver – Chrysopogon spp is sensitive to weedicides…
Climate change is resulting in severe droughts in some parts of the world. The Vetiver System if applied and managed as a forage crop could provide communities and farmers greater resilience and protection. Analysis of vetiver leaf shows that at…
