Agriculture is the main occupation of the Missing people. Agricultural land is suitable for Ahu cultivation. The Mishings relish Ahu rice and they cultivated this grain in their paddy fields. They also cultivate mustard seeds, black pulse and vegetables. There is a division of labour in agricultural activities. Women do the transportation and weeding. Ploughing the soil and carrying the paddy bundles are usually done by the male folk. Threshing is generally done by women on foot and sometimes by men with buffaloes. Today, besides the use of the plough and bullock, other modern implements, fertilize and tractors are also used for the purpose of agriculture.
The Misings perform some religious rites associated with agriculture. At the advent of the monsoon and before the sowing of seeds, they perform Ali- Aye- Ligang. Ceremonial sowing of paddy starts on this day. In the middle of cultivation, in the month of October, they perform the Sorog puja so that the ancestor spirits may protect the plants from pests or other natural calamities. After harvesting of the crops, they offer Dobur puja. The Misings also believe that Kuber or Lakshmi is the goddess of wealth and agriculture and hence the first bundle of paddy is used in her name. Before they partake the new rice, they first give a ceremonial offering to the ancestral spirits.