Most of the agriculture practiced here is short-term rice and manioc followed by 4- 7 y of fallow.
Villagers come into this area for bathing and washing and women for the retting of manioc.
It was recorded only in a few pigeon pea and manioc cultivated fields (table 1).
Within the same type of high or low levee, farmers' crop choice between plantain and manioc also involves risk-return calculations.
They are largely dependent on fishing and rotational manioc cultivation, although some pastures are maintained.
Thus, at site 3 a practically new manioc mill remained unused due to the rumoured misappropriation of funds.
The main cultivated crops are: ylangylang, manioc, pigeon pea, banana, and banana intermingled with manioc or pigeon pea.
In upland agroforestry, plantain and manioc (main food crops) are planted first, followed by tree crops; at any moment in the crop rotation the plot may be left in fallow.
