First VARTC Strategic Plan launched
Minister Nako Natuman launches the Strategic Plan 2023–27; releases include the VTT × Rennell coconut, 11 taro Fiji varieties, island taro 'Vuxtamasao' and Charolais/Brahman cattle.
- strategy
- varieties
Livestock has been part of Saraoutou since day one: in 1962 the station's first research included improving livestock grazing under coconut.[1]
In April 1967 R. Manciot started a Charolais absorption-crossbreeding programme with one Charolais bull and 37 local, mainly Hereford, heifers. A 15-year review found that Charolais crosses raised the productivity of the coconut grove by about 15%.[2]
Today the section conserves Charolais and Limousin herds, runs artificial insemination at VARTC and on private farms, and studies Panicum C1 pasture in the open and under coconut.[3]
From May 2016 to October 2018 the ACIAR beef project LPS/2014/037 tested 17 grasses and 14 legumes at VARTC, including legumes under 10-year-old coconuts, alongside a grazing trial.[4]
Improved Charolais and Brahman cattle were released with the first Strategic Plan in 2023.[5]
What we conserve
- Charolais and Limousin cattle genetic resources[3]
What we breed & study
In the field
Library blong VARTC
Related publications
577 records in the Knowledge Hub relate to this programme. VARTC and former-name work (IRHO, IRCC, CARFV, CTRAV) is marked ★ and listed first.
- ★ VARTCVARTC/CTRAV 2003–
Increasing the productivity and market options of smallholder beef cattle farmers in Vanuatu - Final report
Quigley, Simon; Addinsall, Cherise; Cox, Kendrick; Waldron, Scott — ACIAR Final Report FR2021-005 (project LPS/2014/037)
- Livestock & pasture
- Soils & farming systems
- ★ VARTCVARTC/CTRAV 2003–
Spatial representation of land use and population density: Integrated layers of data contribute to environmental planning in Vanuatu
Siméoni, Patricia; Lebot, Vincent — Human Ecology
- Livestock & pasture
- Coconut
- Forestry & agroforestry
- ★ VARTCVARTC/CTRAV 2003–
Différenciation d'une population envahissante de tiques en deux sous-populations, selon l'hôte (bovin ou cervidé sauvage)
De Meeus, Thierry; Barré, Nicolas; Chevillon, Christine; De Garine-Wichatitsky, Michel — Les invasions biologiques, une question de natures et de sociétés
- Livestock & pasture
- ★ VARTCVARTC/CTRAV 2003–
Bilan de l'introduction des races françaises et des principales races européennes de ruminants en zone tropicale
Meyer, Christian — CIRAD
- Livestock & pasture
- ★ VARTCVARTC/CTRAV 2003–
Amélioration de l'alimentation des volailles à partir des matières premières locales au Vanuatu
Bault, Edouard — UM2
- Livestock & pasture
- Coconut
- Horticulture & vegetables
- ★ VARTCVARTC/CTRAV 2003–
Organisation spatiale et dynamique des systèmes de culture à base de cocotiers (Cocos nucifera L.) dans une île mélanésienne
Lamanda, Nathalie; Malézieux, Eric; Martin, Philippe — Cahiers Agricultures
- Coconut
- Cocoa
- Forestry & agroforestry
- ★ VARTCVARTC/CTRAV 2003–
Soil organic matter in coconut-based agroforestry systems in Vanuatu : a key to sustainability?
Lamanda, Nathalie; Malézieux, Eric; Roupsard, Olivier; Joffre, Richard; Martin, Philippe — Book of abstracts, 1st World congress of agroforestry: Working together for sustainable land-use systems, 27 June - 2 Ju
- Coconut
- Cocoa
- Forestry & agroforestry
- ★ VARTCVARTC/CTRAV 2003–
Séquestration de carbone par des plantations de cocotiers au Vanuatu
Roupsard, Olivier; Lamanda, Nathalie; Bonnefond, Jean-Marc; Nouvellon, Yann; Berbigier, Paul; Joffre, Richard; Irvine, Mark R.; Dauzat, Jean; Jourdan, Christ et al. — Résumés des présentations. Assises de la recherche française dans le Pacifique (ARFP 2004), Nouméa, 24-27 août 2004
- Coconut
- Forestry & agroforestry
- Livestock & pasture
In the news
EU Commissioner Neven Mimica visits the VARTC farm (photo record)
The EU Commissioner's Pacific visit included VARTC's cattle fields — photos released under CC BY 4.0.
- livestock
- partners