iding a ▁pe op les ▁are ▁ag ro - p ast oral ists . ▁The ▁main ▁cro ps ▁are ▁s org hum , ▁ma ize , ▁bul r ush ▁mil let , ▁pot atoes , ▁be ans ▁and ▁ses ame . ▁There ▁is ▁potential , ▁at ▁least ▁among ▁the ▁D iding a ▁in ▁the ▁south , ▁for ▁the ▁country ▁to ▁produce ▁a ▁sur plus ▁of ▁cro ps . ▁Wild ▁ ▁food s ▁are ▁found ▁in ▁most ▁areas , ▁particularly ▁in ▁the ▁fert ile ▁K ide po ▁valley , ▁and ▁include ▁kom ok , ▁l al op ▁( des ert ▁date ), ▁ny y eth it , ▁t amar ind , ▁le it ▁and ▁pal m ▁f ruits . ▁Fish ▁and ▁game ▁are ▁not ▁a ▁significant ▁source ▁of ▁food . ▁ ▁The ▁Bu ya ▁mainly ▁measure ▁their ▁wealth ▁in ▁cattle , ▁while ▁the ▁D iding a ▁include ▁cattle ▁and ▁gran aries ▁of ▁th resh ed ▁gra in ▁in ▁their ▁measure ▁of ▁wealth . ▁With ▁both ▁groups , ▁liv est ock ▁plays ▁a ▁central ▁role ▁in ▁people ' s ▁lives , ▁and ▁are ▁important ▁during ▁init iation ▁and ▁marriage ▁r ites ▁where ▁they ▁are ▁sla ugh tered ▁for ▁food ▁or ▁ex changed ▁as ▁formal ▁g ifts . ▁ ▁A ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁liv elihood ▁assess ment ▁conducted ▁by ▁International ▁Rel ief ▁and ▁Development ▁( IR D ), ▁the ▁American ▁Ref uge e ▁Committee ▁( AR C ) ▁and ▁M ines ▁Ad vis ory ▁Group ▁( MA G ), ▁found ▁that ▁ 5