VSF helps communities and local partners use vetiver to protect soil, water, and fragile land — across Africa, Latin America, and beyond.
Learn what vetiver is
Vetiver is a practical grass used around the world to slow runoff, hold soil in place, and make fragile ground easier to manage. Its roots reach 3–5 metres deep — that depth is what holds a hillside through heavy rain.
Across nurseries, slopes, and community sites, VSF follows how vetiver takes root and how fragile land begins to recover.
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VSF works with communities and local partners in Africa, Latin America, and beyond. Each site adapts the Vetiver System to local soils, rainfall patterns, and land conditions on the ground.
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A field example of how bamboo and vetiver worked together at Yantze Farm.
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