In Things Fall Apart the "man's crop" is the yams.
One measure of an Igbo man's status was the size of his yam barn. Yam was considered a prestigious crop, and the more yams a man had, the higher his social status. In Igbo society, yams were a symbol of wealth, abundance, and fertility, and were associated with masculinity and success.
How well he could grow yams.
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They were the most important men's crop in Umuofia's tribe.
None. There was no King of the Igbo.You may be thinking of Yams, the king of cropsamong the Igbo, a man's crop.
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Yams were seen as the main farming crop and meal staple of people in Things Fall Apart. Yams took a lot of effort to farm, but was the main way of sustaining a good life. Yams were celebrated, as was the Goddess of the Earth.
Yams are a vegetable native to Africa. Grown in tropical regions around the world, Yams are a root crop. Though many think they closely resemble sweet potatoes, yams are not related to the sweet potato at all.
Okonkwo planted his first yam crop early in the season, but there was a long drought and the yams ended up scorched and dried. After replanting his yams for that year, the rains finally came, but became torrential rains that would not stop. The second batch of yams became soggy and moldy and did not grow. Both of his crops in his first year failed miserably.
You didn't read the yam book at all, did you?
1. The majority of Igbo are farmers. 2. Most Igbo carve and use masks. 3. Staple crop of Igbo is yams.