The Vetiver Network International

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Newsletter (NL 2025-05) – Common threads through successful Vetiver applications are motivated individuals and communities / VGT showcased at a premier international conference for geosciences

Contents Toggle A 15-Year-Old Case Study Of How Low-Cost Vetiver Grass Technology Can Turn A Fragile Landscape Into A Resilient, Income-Generating Asset.Mukti’s Vetiver Bio-shields: Community-Powered Resilience in the SundarbansHow hard can it be? A case of “self-teaching”Community-led Vetiver adoption slashes...
Jim Smyle
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Pre-Announcement: PanAmerican Vetiver System Conference – Veracruz, Mexico, November 2025

Building a Sustainable Future for the Americas with the Vetiver System The Vetiver Network International is excited to announce an upcoming Pan-American Vetiver Systems Conference, to be held in Veracruz, Mexico in November 2025. This significant event will explore the...
Daniel Londono
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Newsletter – Vetiver Secrets, Soil Health, Wastewater, Forage (NL 2025-01)

The Secrets of Vetiver. As research is carried out on various attributes and applications of vetiver we are coming to learn how the plant functions and what it can do. A recent Chinese study “Reshaping the microenvironment and bacterial community…

Dick Grimshaw
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Newsletter – Vetiver and Youth, Bio-engineering, Wastewater Treatment, Global Feedback (NL 2024-11)

This newsletter addresses Vetiver and youth, global outreach, feedback from users, and research news. Sharing experiences and information. The more this group and other vetiver users share their experiences the more people will use the technology. I see this happening…

Dick Grimshaw
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Vetiver Grass Technology – Carbon Farming Management – Research – Global Outreach – Feedback (NL 2024-10)

CARBON FARMING FOR FARMERS – MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES “Soil organic matter is the elixir of life” . … Rattan Lal “A healthy soil should contain 2-4% Soil Organic Matter (SOM) half of which is Soil Organic Carbon.” The Potential of Regenerative…

Dick Grimshaw
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