Laikipia is a dry area. Traditional rain-fed agriculture often fails. This results in inadequate nutrition amongst local people who are consequently forced to rely on government funded relief supplies.

Ol Pejeta Conservancy's Agricultural Extension Support:

• With the help of ICEP, Lengetia Farm and the Ministry of Agriculture, Ol Pejeta employs 2 agricultural extension officers, who assist farmers to develop appropriate technologies to implement dry-land farming (conservation agriculture) and drip irrigation techniques
• Ol Pejeta and the African Wildlife Foundation have recently set up a revolving fund of $350,000 to support a program entitled “Linking Livestock Market with Wildlife Conservation”
• Ol Pejeta's livestock sector also provides support to 3 community cattle dips