Abstract
The study examined urban farmers access to agricultural credit and extension services, the study also assess the socioeconomic characteristics of urban farmers and the problem affecting urban and peri-urban agriculture. The targeted population for this study were urban and peri-urban farmers in Kogi East Senatorial District. Cluster sampling was used to sample farmers in each farmers cooperative society. The total number of registered famers in the various cooperatives in the study area is 504 and this figure is considered as reasonable enough to be adopted as the sample for the study. In analyzing the social survey, the contents of the filled questionnaires was transferred onto a coding sheet prepared using a coding guide. The content of the filled coding sheets is then analyzed using frequency, percentages and tables. The study revealed that 72.9% of the respondents surveyed across the selected communities were males, and respondents within the ages of 41 – 60yrs dominated the survey. The result obtained indicated that, 31.5% of the respondents were involved in farming as their major occupation. the study further showed that 79.6% of the farmers did not have access to agricultural extension services, also 92.9% had no access to agricultural credit facilities.
Key Word: Urban agriculture, Agricultural credit, Food security
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