Vision
Official wording to be supplied by VARTC [TO CONFIRM]
Reported aim of the Strategic Plan 2023–2027: to build the national institution into the “Centre of tropical agricultural research excellence of Vanuatu”. [Daily Post, 15 Jul 2023]
Who we are
About VARTC
Our mandate
The Vanuatu Agricultural Research and Technical Centre (VARTC / CTRAV) at Saraoutou, Espiritu Santo, has been Vanuatu's national agricultural research station since 1962. Founded by IRHO as a coconut station, it became a national centre in 1994 and a statutory body under the VARTC Act in 2003.
Photo: VARTC (2016 website)
Location: Saraoutou, about 11 km north of Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu.
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Vision, mission & values
Mission
Official wording to be supplied by VARTC [TO CONFIRM]
From the Ministry: The Ministry describes VARTC as “the national research centre for coconut, coffee, cocoa and livestock in Vanuatu”, adding root and tuber crops, nuts and breadfruit, and contributing to economic development “by selling improved plant materials and cattle, providing training in agriculture and breeding, and providing scientific and technical information”. [MALFFB]
Values
Official values to be supplied by VARTC [TO CONFIRM]
No published values statement was found. This space is reserved for VARTC's own values.
Strategic Plan 2023–2027 priorities
The Strategic Plan sets research interventions in four areas — food and cash crops; ruminants and non-ruminants; forests and natural vegetation; freshwater fisheries and aquaculture — with cross-cutting themes of higher production and quality, new varieties and breeds, sustainable animal feed and the impact of climate change. [Daily Post, 15 Jul 2023]
Searched Oct 2026: Daily Post (Jul 2023 Strategic Plan launch; Jun 2024 reform; Jul 2025 Open Day), MALFFB, the 2016 VARTC website, LinkedIn, WIPO/FAOLEX. No published vision, mission or values text was found; the Strategic Plan 2023–2027 itself is not online.
Our history
From the IRHO coconut station of 1962 to the statutory VARTC of 2003. Milestones →