The path hiking to the field is through high grass.
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Men and boys of all ages help plant, the chickens are there to eat the bugs that crawl out of the ground. (click the photo above to see enlargement and explanation of this photo)

Each man digs his own row of mounds.

Stronger men set the pace and the others follow. Click here to see video of this digging in action.

Before even starting work this father put on a pot of yams with water and salt.

After building up an appetite we took a break. We pealed the yams with a machete and each ate the equivalent of 4 or 5 large potatoes - they must not have had breakfast!

Drinking water in a tin pail