▁Here , ▁far ms ▁clim b ▁up ▁the ▁mountain ▁s lop es ▁in ▁terra ces ▁held ▁in ▁place ▁by ▁stones . ▁ ▁R ice ▁is ▁the ▁primary ▁m one ym aker ▁for ▁far mers ▁in ▁the ▁Log one ▁valley . ▁This ▁is ▁largely ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁R ice ▁Exp ansion ▁and ▁Modern isation ▁Company ▁of ▁Y ag ou a ▁( SE M RY ), ▁which ▁oper ates ▁some ▁ 1 2 9   km 2 ▁of ▁rice ▁fields . ▁Else where , ▁cot ton ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁luc r ative ▁c ash ▁c rop . ▁Both ▁text iles ▁and ▁oil ▁come ▁from ▁the ▁cot ton .. ▁Société ▁du ▁Dé vel opp ement ▁du ▁Cot on ▁( SO DE C OT ON ) ▁is ▁the ▁main ▁government ▁body ▁working ▁to ▁improve ▁cot ton ▁yields ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁ ▁The ▁Bor oro ▁Ful ani ▁and ▁Sh u wa ▁Arab s ▁both ▁live ▁princip ally ▁as ▁cattle ▁ra is ers . ▁Bor oro ▁her ds ▁ro am ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁Far ▁North ▁and ▁often ▁wind ▁up ▁far ▁south ▁for ▁sale ▁in ▁Ya ound é ▁or ▁Dou ala . ▁Other ▁eth nic ▁groups ▁are ▁today ▁becoming ▁more ▁involved ▁in ▁cattle ▁raising . ▁H ors es ▁and ▁don keys ▁are ▁common ▁in ▁the ▁province , ▁although ▁these ▁are ▁usually ▁employed ▁as ▁be asts ▁of ▁bur den . ▁Farm ers ▁also ▁raise ▁sheep ▁and ▁go ats . ▁Animal ▁husband ry ▁is ▁less ▁pre val ent ▁in ▁the ▁Far ▁North ▁than ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁and ▁Adam awa ▁Provin ces