Geotropism of vetiver (P.K.Yoon) Paul Truong, Technical Director of TVNI brings us this amazing photo gallery of VS demonstrating extreme slope stabilization from Africa, Asia and and South America. The presentation “Geotropism of Vetiver” is compelling. It starts with work by Dr….
Latin American Vetiver Conference – Medellin, Colombia – Oct 3-5 2013 The spirit of the Vetiver System (VS) and those who use it, and of this particular conference, can be summed up in one man, Alois Kennerknecht (left in photo),…
Canal bank stabilization and protection in Iran Every now and then one gets a very happy surprise. This morning I received an email and a photo essay from Jamshid Fadaei of Iran who with his colleagues and partners of the Iranian Association…
“Young Robo” of Papua New Guinea, in front of his father’s Vetiver nursery. The worldwide Vetiver family had another good year in 2013. It was exciting to see expanding use of Vetiver System applications in most parts of the world,…
International experts from The Vetiver Network International (TVNI) led by Dr. Paul Truong, together with local end-users will share their knowledge on the economic value and numerous applications of the Vetiver System that are responsive to environmental mitigation needs over…
Newly planted vetiver in vinyard Andrea and Valentina Rossi have been using vetiver to protect their Tuscany vineyard located in Massa Carrara (approx. 44ºN 10ºE) since 2010, and have sent the following note that should be of interest to grape…
Andrea and Valentina Rossi have been using vetiver to protect their Tuscany vineyard located in Massa Carrara (approx. 44ºN 10ºE) since 2010, and have sent the following note that should be of interest to grape growers. They can be contacted…
Here is a nice example from Paul Truong of how vetiver can be used for industrial or agricultural waste water treatment using floating pontoons (best design yet) and by planting on the banks of the lagoons. There is great potential to apply…
The Guardian has an interesting article by George Monblot titled “Drowning in Money: the untold story of crazy public spending that makes flooding inevitable”. In summary he links the huge amount of money that is spent in the United Kingdom on…
Vetiver Workshop Brazil APRIL 24-25 2014. WORKSHOP BIOENGENHARIA VETIVER – Fundamentos da Tecnologia Verde, Porto Alegre – RS, AUDITÓRIO DA FACULDADE DE AGRONOMIA 24 e 25 de ABRIL – 2014. This workshop will feature special guest Rafael Oblique, Venezuela’s leading Vetiver System…
