The 7th International Conference begins tomorrow morning, 29 May, at 9:30 am, Bangkok time (GMT +7) with the Opening Ceremony. As of this writing it is still uncertain if the Opening Ceremony will be live-streamed or if it will…
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…
SCHEDULE FOR THE SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON VETIVER (ICV–7) Chiang Mai, Thailand, 29 May – 1 June 2023 Monday 29 May 2023: Opening Ceremony 09.30 – 09.40 hrs. WELCOMING CEREMONY o Welcoming address by Mr. Jim Smyle, President and Chairman…
CYCLONE FREDDY – VETIVER HEDGEROWS AS CROP INSURANCE?? This cyclone has in the past month devastated Mozambique, Madagascar and Malawi. A quote from AP … “About 4 million people — a fifth of Malawi’s population — were already facing food…
NEWS UPDATE The King of Thailand Vetiver Awards. The six winners of these awards were announced in early March. Congratulations to the winners from China (Feng Ziyuan and Zhiongxian Lu), Kenya (Edwin Oyaro), Mexico (Antonio Carrillo Bolea), USA (Eric Wiediger),…
The Latin American Vetiver Network 1st Latin American Workshop on Vetiver Handicrafts Coordinator: Oswaldo Luque Master Handicraft Instructor: Marbella Rivas H. First Session: Friday, 17 March 2023 at 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm (GMT -4) Activity: Begin Chicken Egg Basket…
THE KING OF THAILAND VETIVER AWARDS – THE SIX WINNERS (abstracts of all submitted papers at this link) OUTSTANDING RESEARCH Agricultural Application Title: Application of Vetiver Grass Vetiveria zizanioides as a Trap Plant for Controlling Rice Stem Borer Chilo suppressalis…
NEWS UPDATE ICV7. It looks as though everything is on track. Nongpun Kolosolak and her team at the Office of Royal Development Projects Board are working hard at organizing the conference that will be held in-person and online. The Registration…
The International Center for Interdisciplinary Science and Education (ICISE) hosted a workshop on “Persistent Organic Pollutants and Dioxin Contamination: Environmental Issues and Mitigation Technologies” from February 10-12, 2023. This event provided a platform for experts in environmental science and biotechnology…
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…
