Araki Island - Income Sources

Income Sources

As is often the case in rural areas of Vanuatu, most of the inhabitants of Araki Island are subsistence farmers, exploiting the resources of land and sea for their own consumption; they also breed pigs and poultry. At the same time, many Arakians have developed various trade activities as sources of income:

• culture of copra and especially cocoa
• local stores and bakery
• selling crabs, coconut crabs, fish, and fruit, to the local market of Luganville.

For many Arakians, inland activities do not generate sufficient income. Therefore, they prefer to cultivate larger slots in the mainland Santo, or even choose to live in the local capital Luganville.