During the dry season, the cattle and goats are taken to other areas, where large wells are dug for their watering. These other areas are sometimes crop lands belonging to nearby farmers. Though some crops may be eaten or trampled by the herds, no ill feelings linger, since the manure left behind provides fertilizer for the next season's crops. For the nomadic Fulani, cattle are their most important possessions since they symbolize wealth and status. The Togo Fulani consume milk daily as their main food.
Milk is very important to their diet, since they eat little meat and few vegetables.
Butter and goat cheese are often traded at the markets for grain and other items. Millet is used each day in a porridge for the evening meal. During the dry season, the Fulani live in portable shelters made of flexible twigs covered with leaves and grass mats. Temporary corrals for the herds surround each hut. Boys over 15 years old do their work under the direction and supervision of their fathers.