Agriculture and hunting are the major economic activities of Gond tribal people. Some Gond people also perform the task of collecting forest produce, animal husbandry and catching fish. These people perform Dippa cultivation. This is a type of shifting cultivation, in which trees and bushes are burnt to dear the ground for farming. Under this, axe and plogh are used to scratch the land and then the seeds are scattered.
After the sowing of seeds, animal sacrifice is given to the Devi Mata and other gods of the forest. In order to retain moisture in soil, these people place wooden sleepers in lower parts, by which soil erosion does not take place and moisture is also retained. Vrious subclasses of these people, such as – Kurukh, Kevat and Dhivar communities also perform fish farming. A section named Rawat performs the task of animal husbandry. These people avail food by hunting.
