This means that every year or so a farmer and his family must move and begin cultivating a new plot of land. Besides rice, the Bande also raise corn, bananas, beans, potatoes, peppers, cotton, and tomatoes. Most families also have small house gardens, which provide them with fruits and nuts. The Bande men are responsible for clearing the land and planting the crops, while the women harvest the crops and do other jobs like weeding and hoeing. Both men and women fish, usually with nets, and women trade in the local markets.
Boys tend to the family's cattle, goats, and sheep.
The cows are not milked and are sometimes used as sacrifices. Among the Bande, girl's are usually betrothed for marriage during infancy. Before the wedding takes place, a man is required to pay a bride-price to the girl's parents. Bande villages are small and compact, and are generally tucked inside groves of trees. The people live in round houses that are usually raised slightly above the ground.