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The Winners of the King of Thailand Vetiver Awards 2023 (ICV-7) and Certificates of Excellence

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 in China. Author(s) : Zhongxian Lu, Yanhui Lu, Xusong Zheng, Guangchun Gao and Hongxing XuAffiliation: Institute of Plant Protection and Microbiology, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences Country: PR China Non–Agricultural Application Title : Using Vetiver Phytoremediation Technology to Mitigate Dioxin – -Contaminated Soils at Bien Hoa Airbase, Dong Nai, Vietnam.… Read the rest

RIchard GRIMSHAW

Mar 08, 2023 at 06:16 PM

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Labels: agriculture, climate change, community, Conference, erosion, infrastructure, Network News, Phytoremediation, pollution, wastewaterTagged climate change, climate smart technology, erosion control, pollution mitigation, vetiver grass, Vetiver System

Vetiver and Waste Water Treatment in Hawaii (TVNI – NL-2023-02)

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 platform is working and can be accessed at . The evaluation of the King of Thailand Vetiver Awards have been completed and are now in the hands of the organizers. TVNI Awards have a longer time frame for evaluation. … Read the rest

RIchard GRIMSHAW

Feb 26, 2023 at 03:18 AM

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Labels: agriculture, climate change, community, erosion, forage, plant, uncategorized, urban, Vetiver Videos, wastewaterTagged agriculture, climate change, erosion control, pollution mitigation, soil & water conservation, soil health, vetiver grass, Vetiver Grass Technology, Vetiver System, vetiver video

Vetiver Grass Technology and the Knowledge Gap (TVNI – NL-2023-01)

The Vetiver Knowledge Gap Most of those who read this newsletter fit cozily within the family of vetiver users around the world who when sharing information are most often “preaching to the choir” – not that we mind! We have to do more to get the information out to new users and to officials at various levels of government that Vetiver Grass Technology can help solve a lot of natural resources related problems at relative low cost (for most of us this starts with local government officials or our community neighborhood committee).… Read the rest

RIchard GRIMSHAW

Jan 30, 2023 at 09:38 PM

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Piet Sabbe – Overall Winner of the Short Video Competition

The overall winner of the Vetiver Short Video competition (following a poll on TVNI facebook group) is Piet Sabbe of Ecuador. He was closely Marietta Landis of Panama followed by Marietta Landis of Panama, and Alois and Maria Kennerknech of Peru was third. All three produced excellent and interesting videos that reflected their more than 20 year involvement and commitment to the use of the Vetiver Grass Technology (VGT) and its promotion. Each video is worthy watching, and in their own different ways drive home the value of the technology.… Read the rest

RIchard GRIMSHAW

Jan 21, 2023 at 11:43 PM

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Latin American Vetiver Network – New Coordinator

Congratulations and thank you to Rafael Luque of Venezuela who has volunteered to coordinate this important Regional Network. Rafael has been involved with the Vetiver System for about 20 years and has a great depth of knowledge regarding its application. Please support him in his work, as we are sure that we can expect significant scaling up of the technology in the region. Here follows a message from him in both English and Spanish. “Vetiverian Colleagues and Friends Receive an affectionate greeting for the New Year, together with my best wishes for you personally, and your family and professional well-being.… Read the rest

RIchard GRIMSHAW

Jan 11, 2023 at 02:07 AM

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Labels: Network NewsTagged climate change, climate smart technology, erosion control, pollution mitigation, Slope stabilization

Regenerative Agriculture with Vetiver – and – Stem Borer Control in Rice (TVNI – NL-2022-12)

SEASONS GREETINGS I take this opportunity to wish you all our Season’s Greetings, and may you all benefit from Vetiver Grass Technology, and in doing so, share what you know with others, in and outside of your community. I also take this opportunity to thank those of you who have contributed to our knowledge base. Your support and feedback is invaluable. Regenerative Agriculture This month I want to put some focus on Regenerative Agriculture. Soil health in its broadest sense is declining at an accelerating rate, due, amongst others, to increase pressure on the land, continuous and overuse of agricultural chemicals, poor farm management systems, and damage from extreme rainfall events — often associated with management practices that do not protect the land.… Read the rest

RIchard GRIMSHAW

Dec 26, 2022 at 07:21 PM

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Labels: agriculture, community, Network News, pollution, uncategorized, Vetiver Videos, wastewaterTagged agriculture, climate change, climate smart technology, community, erosion control, pollution mitigation, regenerative agriculture, soil health, vetiver grass, Vetiver Grass Technology, Vetiver System

VETIVER SHORT VIDEO COMPETITION AWARD WINNERS BY CATEGORIES

We are pleased to announce the results of the competition. Some excellent and interesting videos. Listed by category (1= First, 2= Second), and with links to the respective video. (#=Video ID) Community (total entries – 7) 1 Alois Kennerknecht/ ALKE, Peru. Vetiver Grass: Community Use in Urban Areas (#1) 2 Jonathan Barcant, Trinidad and Tobago. Grassroots 4LaVie Tobago (#7) Disaster Mitigation (total entries – 3) 1 Estampa Verde, Mexico. The Vetiver System and Keyline – A climate risk management tool for agriculture.… Read the rest

RIchard GRIMSHAW

Dec 20, 2022 at 07:04 PM

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Role of Vetiver in Mitigating Climate Change, Flood Control, and Drought (TVNI – NL-2022-11)

Climate Change, Flood Control, and Drought – The Problem Persists and can be overwhelming. This photo, from a November 15 Guardian Newspaper article by Rahul Raina (‘In Delhi I can see the climate catastrophe unfolding before my eyes’ | Delhi | The Guardian), is of villagers at a nearly dried up well in Samba District (near Jammu – North West India). It also shows a lot more, more than most casual observers see. The middle ground terraces continue to erode (look carefully at the tree roots exposed by erosion).… Read the rest

RIchard GRIMSHAW

Nov 25, 2022 at 05:56 PM

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2023 — THE VETIVER NETWORK INTERNATIONAL AWARDS

Three sets of Awards will be given with total value of US $3,750: The Vetiver Champion Award. This Award will be given in recognition of an individual’s impact at the country or regional level in promoting Vetiver Grass Technology to communities and/or for public good. The process for nominations will be carried out online so that the more than 4,000 Vetiver Network members who participate in social media sites – Facebook, including the many affiliated Facebook pages around the world, the Vetiver Blog, the TVNI website, and the various online forums/communities – can identify and nominate deserving individuals. … Read the rest

RIchard GRIMSHAW

Nov 17, 2022 at 12:15 AM

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THE KING OF THAILAND VETIVER AWARDS

On the occasion of the Seventh International Conference on Vetiver (ICV-7), which is rescheduled to be held in Chiang Mai, Thailand From May 29 – June 1, 2023, Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, the Chairperson of His Majesty the King of Thailand’s Chaipattana Foundation, has graciously granted US$10,000 of the King of Thailand Vetiver Awards from the Chaipattana Foundation for four of the most outstanding works on vetiver (prize money of US$ 2,500 each) in the following categories: 1.… Read the rest

RIchard GRIMSHAW

Nov 05, 2022 at 05:22 PM

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