The Lobi-Wala continue to migrate today, but to a lesser extent, either for better land or to find jobs in the cities. They remain an aggressive people. The Lobi-Wala are primarily farmers who migrate continually in search of adequate farm land. They raise cereals such as sorghum, millet, and maize, as well as yams, squash, beans, peppers, and a little rice. They sell some of their crops in local markets, especially sorghum beer.
Most families also raise cattle, sheep, goats, and chickens.
On the farms, men do most of the work in the fields, but women help with the planting and harvesting. Women cultivate their own vegetable gardens, collect forest products, gather firewood, and haul water. They also prepare the meals and make the beer. Both men and women build the houses. The Lobi-Wala live in village settlements that consist of several compounds.