The Mumuye remain independent of the Fulani and other outside influences, even though some Fulani live among them. The Mumuye are primarily an agricultural people. Their primary crops include millet, ginger, beans, yams, squash, peanuts, and citrus products. The men are responsible for cultivating the crops, and the women's duties include scattering seed, husking corn, and helping their husbands do light field labor. Products collected in the forests are also very valuable to the Mumuye.
Honey is collected from large pots placed in the trees as beehives.
Shea nuts, wood, and herbs are also gathered from the forests. In recent years, some of the Mumuye have left their agricultural way of life behind, migrating to towns and cities in search of wage-paying jobs. The huts are occupied by a number of related extended families. Together, several hamlets form a village. For protection against intruders, the villages are surrounded by cactus hedges, as well as deep pits with spears placed at the bottoms.