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3  They faced a lot of challenges included Presence of Tsetse Flies infected both people and animals with Trypanosomiasis  The crops produced were ;- Cassava, Millet, Sorghum, Pumpkins and Cowpeas.  Shifting cultivation involved livestock keeping and moved with animals Cattle, Sheep, and goats - These animals provided milks, meats, blood, manure and hides  The societies practiced it were found at - In Central, Southern and Western Tanzania - Central and North-Eastern of Kenya - In West Africa, Mandika and Bambara Characteristics of Shifting Cultivation i. Human settlements were temporary - Because people were lived in short time of period - They moved because of the fertile soil in these areas exhausted quickly after few years of cultivation. ii. Soil were light and fertile iii. It had little harvest - Because supported with small population b. Permanent Crop Cultivation is was the type of agriculture delt with people cultivated the same land for a long period without moving to another areas.  Some crops grown were millets, yams, cassava, groundnuts, Bambara nuts and palm oil.  In many societies in Pre-Colonial Africa were participated and practiced permanent crop cultivation. Examples of the societies practiced were ;- Area Societies Crops grown - Western Africa - Ashanti - Millet, Yam, Cassava, - Northen Africa - Berbers Wheat, Barley and Olive wazaelimu.com