TVNI has agreed that José Luis Cortés Cortés be the Network Coordinator for the Vetiver Network Spain. José is an architect and engineer. He got involved with the Vetiver System because he had to solve a serious slope stabilization problem. From then…
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…
The 6th International Vetiver Conference – May 5-8 2015. This conference, “Vetiver System: Empowering Sustainable Development”, is only 3 months away and will be held in Danang, Vietnam.. We encourage you and your colleagues to attend this conference to see and hear…
Paul Truong of Australia receives (left) Global Vetiver Champion Award from TVNI’s Patron, Her Royal Highness Maha Chakri Sirindhorn for, for 25 years service to the Development of the Vetiver Grass Technology with special reference to his work on the development of Vetiver…
The second year of a new project: ”Vetiver and agroforestry for poverty reduction and natural resource protection in the Dabie mountains of China”, supported by Germany, continues to promote VS technology in this very poor part of China. Mr. Yong…
A recent quote from a senior official in West Bengal India: “Soil erosion is one of the largest environmental issues facing the earth today; and the river banks region of India, with heavy rainfall, is particularly affected. Erosion devastates infrastructural…
“The Father of Vetiver”, John Greenfield died at his home in New Zealand on February 25 2017. John often reminded us that as agriculturists we had only 30 to 40 seasons to attempt to make significant change during our professional careers….
TVNI is aware that a number of varieties of vetiver grass are being used for various purposes of land management and conservation, and at times this may cause confusion and in some instances concern as to what variety falls legitimately…
Dr. Sarawut Ninsawut, Professor Remote Sensing; GIS, Department of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT), School of Engineering and Technology (SET), Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand and his team together with The Royal Development Projects Board, and The Thai Land…
TVNI — FORUM. – We have set up a new discussion forum (embedded in TVNI website) www.vetiver.org/flux. At the same time we have closed down the two Vetiver Google groups as they were not used much and had become fragmented. The…
