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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 “The Winners of the King of Thailand Vetiver Awards 2023 (ICV-7) and Certificates of Excellence”
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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 “Vetiver and Waste Water Treatment in Hawaii (TVNI – NL-2023-02)”
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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 “Vetiver Grass Technology and the Knowledge Gap (TVNI – NL-2023-01)”
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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 “Piet Sabbe – Overall Winner of the Short Video Competition”
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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 “Latin American Vetiver Network – New Coordinator”
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