Many of the households will sell some of their surplus crops or their livestock when they need cash. As mentioned earlier, they also sell surplus fish and forest products, as well as handicrafts, especially cloth goods. Sales of crops and livestock are generally done in or near the village. Middlemen come to the villages to purchase the surplus crops. Large livestock are generally sold in or near the community, when families are in need of a large amount of cash. Women are the primary sellers to the markets, and they are also the main purchasers of household products for use in the home. Women are also the main operators of the small shops that are found in nearly all the villages in the study area. These small shops, about two or three in each community, are generally a small corner or addition to the family house. They carry soaps, detergents, toothpaste, canned foods, and other small sundries and household goods.