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About 11 km north of Luganville on the east coast of Espiritu Santo.
Getting here
VARTC is about 11 kilometres north of Luganville on the eastern coast of Espiritu Santo. Access is by the Port-Olry road or the Fanafo road.[1]
The station
The Centre sits on a low coastal terrace of shallow, humus-rich coral soils and a limestone plateau enriched with volcanic ash, with deep, fertile clay soils. Average rainfall was 2,815 mm a year (1984–2002), with temperatures between 21 °C and 29 °C.[1]
The domain covers about 400 hectares (2016): 220 ha of coconuts, 100 ha of open pasture, 30 ha of coffee and cocoa, 4 ha of roots, tubers and kava, plus forest, gardens and buildings.[1].[2]
Contact
| Post | PO Box 231, Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu[3][4] |
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| Station | Saraoutou research station, about 11 km north of Luganville on the east coast of Espiritu Santo (15°27′S, 167°12′E). Coffee and cocoa unit at Valeteruru.[3][5] |
| Phone | (+678) 36320 / 36130[6] |
| vartc@vanuatu.com.vu[6] | |
| VARTC on LinkedIn ↗ | |
| Ministry | MALFFB: +678 33220, info@malffb.gov.vu[5] |
Visiting the station
. Please follow staff instructions around livestock, trials and biosecurity zones.
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