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…
Hydromulch International operates out of South Africa and has been proactive in vetiver marketing, propagation and environmental contracting for some five decades working extensively in West, Central & Southern Africa, the Indian Ocean Islands, Jamaica, and recently the USA. Since…
The third announcement has been made on the ICV7 website for this conference, to be held in Chiang Mai Thailand from May 29 to June 1 2023, organized by the Chaipattana Foundation & the Office of the Royal Development Projects…
I am glad you guys are starting to take an interest in the little ocean Islands; I have been pushing for more work in these areas for years now, here is an extract copy of a letter I wrote to…
With initial support from the World Bank, the VETIVER NETWORK INTERNATIONAL, is addressing one of the world’s major problems: SOIL EROSION. https://www.vetiver.org Vetiver grass technology was introduced successfully in many tropical areas on all continents. Due to the hard work and…
The recent fires in California remind us of the devastation caused to property and to the local ecology. Often the fires are so hot that most of the ground vegetation is completely burnt off. Recovery is slow and in the…
A university student wanted to know the energy value of vetiver which reminded me of a note from Gueric Boucard (Dominican Republic), Gueric uses vetiver as feed stock for his power plant, and energy prices are on the rise again:…
Did you know that 2 kg of dry biomass per day provides sufficient energy to cook the food for a family of six. In Vetiver terms this equates annually to plus or minus 200 linear meters of vetiver hedgerow. Most…
Every now and then someone will tell me that vetiver cannot be fed to livestock. This is not the case. If vetiver is cut young it has a good nutrient value and is palatable. This image was sent to me…
A quick note from Criss Juliard: “As the WINNER project has a substantial budget, its emphasis on using Vetiver has spawned a “copy” by other projects, donors and NGOs. A new project in the North has signed a 4 year contract…
