Fruit trees for Papua New Guinea

Abstract

Visitors to Papua New Guinea sometimes remark on the lack of variety of fruits to be seen in the markets, in contrast with the range which may be seen in countries of Asia. This is because the markets generally offer surplus produce from village gardens and the range of fruit traditionally grown is small. The Department of Primary Industry, Papua New Guinea, has ensured that all the better known tropical fruits have been brought in and grown on departmental stations and seed has been distributed as available.