After an enduring two weeks of banana harvesting, I went out with the sales team, joseph and gift, early Saturday morning to hit up the local markets outside the city to sell as many banana crates as possible. Our first stop was in a really rural township with chickens running in the streets and dirt roads with big potholes (not really good for the truck). When we took the corner to arrive at the local selling spot, women dashed to our truck to pick out the best crates. Everyone buys the bananas by the crates, which is about 30 kgs and 60,000 kuacha (around 12 bucks). It was quite comical to see all the people inspecting each crate to try to get the best one. Essentially each banana is bought at 500 kuacha and sold for a 1000, which is a difference of like 50 cents. my biggest regret so far in Ndola was not bringing my camera on the sales trip... we cruised to a lot of cool markets and back roads filled with really funny kids and friendly people. What I have enjoyed so much about this place is how safe it is. Last night I walked back from the quick safe (where I grabbed dinner) and felt safe the entire time.
Friday was my last day on the farm and I finally got a chance to take photos with the farmers I have been hanging out with.
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| The banana farmers |
monday, I am off to Lusaka (state capital of Zambia) for a day and then fly to Livingston for three days.
-alex
You don't want your credibility banana to turn brown, but you do want to speak out about what you believe in. -Bradley Whitford
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