His
Majesty as a Recipient of International
Awards
International
Merit Award:
His
Majesty's role in using vetiver for soil
and water conservation has been recognized
internationally. On 25 February 1993,
the International Erosion Control Association
conferred its International Merit 
Award on His Majesty for assuming the
exemplary role in the utilization of vetiver
for soil and water conservation.
Award of Recognition: Another award was
presented by the World Bank, the agency
which has initiated R&D work on vetiver
for more than a decade earlier. On 30
October 1993, Mr. Richard G. Grimshaw,
the Chief of Agriculture Section, Asia
Regional Technical Division of the World
Bank and a vetiver expert himself, presented
His Majesty with a specially commissioned
bronze sculpture of a vetiver plant together
with a certificate as the Award of Recognition
"For technical and development accomplishment
in the promotion of the vetiver technology
internationally". |
