Zigayo zazing'ono za ufa zimatha kupanga mbewu zosiyanasiyana, monga tirigu, chimanga, nyemba, etc. ufa ukhoza kugwiritsidwa ntchito popanga makeke, mkate wotentha, chakudya, etc. Mtundu wa ufa wopangidwa ndi woyera, wopanda zonyansa, ali ndi mapuloteni ambiri, mphamvu za gilateni zolimbitsa thupi, ndipo chotsirizidwa ndi chofewa komanso chokoma.