Numerous crops are produced by the Yamba people including corn, beans, yams, cocoyams, groundnuts (peanuts), sweet potatoes, plantains, oil palm, coffee, cocoa, local carrots and sugar cane along the river valleys. Palm trees are mostly found in villages of Gom, Nkot, Ngung, Saam, Bom, Kwak and Ngang, and part of Mbem (Kih) along the gentle slopes and River Massim valleys. The poor nature of the soil limits the people to peasant farming. Cultivation is mostly done in the rainy season. A typical Yamba man is a small farmer, who cultivates from one to six acres of land. Arabica coffee and cocoa which were introduced in the 1920s are cultivated till date. In addition, the people also do hunting especially during the dry season. Hunting is mostly done by men either in groups or individually with the help of spears, locally made guns, cutlasses, knives, nets, clubs and traps. The Fulanis introduced cattle and sheep rearing many years back and many Yamba people are involved in it. Note that the farming of these crops depends largely on the climate of each village. (Talah, 2018).
