Editing Buganda (section)

===Agriculture===
Farming was the backbone of Buganda's economy. In contrast with many other [[East Africa]]n economic systems, [[cattle]] played only a minor role. Many Baganda hired laborers from outside Buganda to herd the Baganda's cattle, for those who owned livestock. [[Banana]]s were the most important staple food, providing the economic base for the region's dense population growth. Bananas can grow and produce fruit on the same land for 70 years and it is 2-3 times more productive than sorghum or finger millet and gives 10 times more in yields than yams. The Banana does not require shifting cultivation or bush fallowing to maintain soil fertility and only needed some weeding and mulching, which was usually done by women. A single woman tending to a Banana garden was able to feed 10 men. Women did most of the agricultural work, while men often engaged in commerce and [[politics]] (and in precolonial times, [[war]]fare). Before the introduction of woven cloth, traditional clothing was manufactured from the bark of trees.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/A_History_of_Water_Series_III_Volume_3/y-mKDwAAQBAJ?hl=en|title=A History of Water: Series III, Volume 3 Water and Food|page=288}}</ref><ref>{{ cite book|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Area_Handbook_for_Uganda/U3AsAAAAYAAJ?hl=en|title=Area Handbook for Uganda, volume 550, issue 74|pages=81–82}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |author=Charles W. Hattersley |year=1968 |title=The Baganda at Home |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5LQ9AAAAMAAJ |publisher=Cass}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unesco.org/culture/intangible-heritage/40afr_uk.htm|title=Barkcloth making in Uganda – intangible heritage  – Culture Sector – UNESCO|website=www.unesco.org|access-date=14 May 2018}}</ref>