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The Role of Vetiver Grass Technology for Sustainable Agriculture and Soil Health

The Vetiver Grass Technology has impacted tens of thousands of small, and often poor, farmers in many parts of the tropical and semi-arid regions of the world. Vetiver hedgerows can create change over a very short period. ….  Quote from Kenya (2023) … “I did not expect in my wildest imagination that it would turn out to be what it is today. A section that had a laterite surface and not fit for farming has become rich in topsoil.… Read the rest “The Role of Vetiver Grass Technology for Sustainable Agriculture and Soil Health”
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Disaster Prevention, starting in family farms, in the Parish of La Carolina, County Ibarra, Ecuador – A Project Concept

Piet Sabbe is the owner/operator of Vetiver Consult Ecuador. He is has 30 years of hands on experience using vetiver for eco-restoration. He was also the winner of the 2022 Vetiver Short Video competition with his movie “Vetiver on Contour Lines in Your Farm and in the Landscape“. There are many experienced vetiver users, like Piet, around the world whose skills should be tapped, supported and encouraged with the objective of upscaling Vetiver Grass Technology (VGT) in their communities and localities.… Read the rest “Disaster Prevention, starting in family farms, in the Parish of La Carolina, County Ibarra, Ecuador – A Project Concept”
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TVNI 2023 AWARDS

Amongst eight winners of TVNI Awards at ICV7 ( 2023) Mohammad Shariful Islam  of  Bangladesh was awarded Vetiver Champion for promoting Vetiver Grass Technology to communities and for the public good. A full list of awardees follow: Vetiver Champion – promoting Vetiver Grass Technology to communities and the for public good —Mohammad Shariful Islam  (Bangladesh) Vetiver Grass Technology Award – Contaminated Land and Water. — Feng Ziyuan (China) Vetiver Grass Technology Award –  Infrastructure protection and disaster mitigation — Mohammad Shariful Islam  (Bangladesh) Vetiver Grass Technology Award  – Agriculture and soil and water conservation — Zhongxian Lu et al (China) Monty Yudelman Award – For exceptional contributions in sustainable agriculture and food security.… Read the rest “TVNI 2023 AWARDS”
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Sustainable land Management and Climate Smart Credit (TVNI – NL-2023-05)

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 team made in arranging the conference. Also Paul Truong (TVNI) for collating the papers and advising on such matters – a lot of work in that area.  There are some very interesting and useful papers to be presented.… Read the rest “Sustainable land Management and Climate Smart Credit (TVNI – NL-2023-05)”
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Vetiver Hedges Provide Crop Insurance Against Extreme Weather Events (TVNI – NL-2023-04)

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 insecurity and “more people will now need assistance” after floods destroyed close to 120,000 hectares (297,000 acres) of farmland, said the World Food Program. The price of the staple maize has skyrocketed to between 300% and 400% compared to the same time last year in affected areas, said WFP.… Read the rest “Vetiver Hedges Provide Crop Insurance Against Extreme Weather Events (TVNI – NL-2023-04)”
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