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Local markets are a common sight in PNG, selling anything from beetle-nuts (buai) to cigarettes to fruits and clothing. I’m a fan of the rural markets as they sell more organic produce fresh from their gardens than the urban markets that sell a mixture of both garden and manufactured products. The urban markets are usually controlled by the city and have designated areas for their seller. Rural markets, on the other hand, can be discovered anywhere but most can be seen beside the main roadways that connect the various communities.
Subsistence farming is a vital part of PNG. Most of the marketing is usually done by the mothers who have harvested extra crops from their gardens or who have separate gardens just for commercial purpose. Bargaining at the market place isn’t a common practice. A lot of the items have a fixed price and the price doesn’t fluctuate a lot from market to market.
For a lot of these sellers, these markets provide a means to a better life for their families. The profits from these markets go towards sending their kids to school in hopes that an education will help result in a better future.
Some produce at a local market
