Much of the daily work of the Kaimosi woman centers around cultivating the land. She is responsible for raising most of the food that the family eats.
Tea is the main cash crop.
Most women have a least little tea under cultivation. Coffee is another cash crop, although it is less commonly grown. Income from tea and coffee is primarily used for school fees, the major cash expense borne by the family. We must be careful to pick two leaves and a bud. This is an important way of making quick money, for local people who cannot get money in other ways.