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EFFECTS OF INDUSTRIALIZATION ON AGRICULTURAL LANDUSE IN AJAOKUTA, KOGI STATE

SHILOBA ABRAHAM
Department of Geography and Environmental Studies Prince Abubakar Audu University Anyigba.

Abstract
This study examined the ef ects of industrialization on agricultural landuse in Ajaokuta, Kogi State. The objectives of the study were to; examine the significant changes in Agricultural land use inAjaokuta, identify the factors responsible for the change in the agriculture land use in Ajaokuta, evaluate the possible implications of this change on the livelihood pattern of the Residents, andexamine the adaptation strategies for farmers to cope with change in Agricultural land. The study
adopted descriptive survey approach where simple random sampling technique was used to administer 365 copies of questionnaire to respondents. Findings show that the study area has drastically changedfrom basically agrarian community in the year 2001 to a more built up area with pronounced bare
surfaces hereby reducing agricultural land to 91.905km2
from 725.013 km² of the land use in year 2001. Also, the major factors responsible for changes in agricultural are rapid population growth whichoften leads to increased demand for food, forcing agricultural land to be converted for cultivation(95.1%). This was followed by Innovations in agricultural technology, such as mechanization, irrigation systems, genetically modified crops, and precision agriculture, can lead to changes in landuse patterns (94.2%), Construction of infrastructure Government policies related to land tenure, landownership, agricultural subsidies, conservation programs, land zoning, and land-use planninginfluence land use decisions and practices (91.8%), Market forces, changes in commodity prices, government policies, subsidies, and trade agreements influence farmers' decisions regarding cropselection and land use (90.1%), Access to water resources, such as rivers, lakes, aquifers, and rainfall
patterns, significantly af ects agricultural land use decisions (89.6%). On the other hand, it was foundthat Agricultural land use changes can af ect local food production and availability, thereby
influencing food security (93.1%). Also farmers can select and plant crop varieties that are adapted tochanging climatic conditions, such as drought-tolerant or heat-resistant varieties (93.2%) This study
recommends amongst other things that, remote Sensing and GIS techniques be continuously
incorporated as a monitoring system which will enable planners and decision makers to adequately
plan and control industrial expansion ef ectively in a spatio-temporal dimension. Keywords: Landuse, Industrialization, Agriculture, GIS, Ajaukuta