The Yanomami practice slash-and-burn agriculture and live in small, scattered, semipermanent villages. When the soil becomes exhausted a community will usually relocate its village. The Yanomami grow plantains, cassava, tubers, corn (maize), and other vegetables for food. They additionally grow tobacco and cotton, the latter of which is an important trade and domestic item used in the manufacture of string and cord for hammocks, nets, containers, and clothing.
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