his study assessed land use/land cover changes and its effect on Agricultural land in Anyigba. The objectives were to identify and delineate different land use / land cover categories, assess the rate of change that occurred and examine the impact of land use/land cover change on food security using satellite remote sensing data collected at three different years (1987 Land sat TM, 2001 Land Sat TM and 2011 Land Sat ETM). The study utilized GIS software such as Idrisi Andes academic and ArcGIS 9.3. The study area covers approximately 31.8km2, and four major land use/cover classes were utilized (built up, bare surface, Agricultural land and vegetation). The result shows that agricultural land occupied 11.8Km2 of the land area in 1987 but in 2011 it reduced drastically to 7.5 Km2, bare surface in 1987 occupied 15.4Km2 but in 2011 account for 14.5Km2 of the total land area, Built up in 1987 occupied 3.0 km2 and in 2011 it increased to 10.7km2 and vegetation was found to be on the decrease, 7.9 km2 in 1987 but 5.5 km2 in 2011. Based on the interview conducted, 84% farmers affirm the fact that there is reduction in crop yield while 16% of the farmers said there is increase in crop yield. The study concludes that the establishment of Kogi State University in the town influenced the rate of urbanization and urban expansion which led to a drastic reduction in the agricultural land use of the study area. This consequently have negative impact on peasant farmers and food security. The study recommends the need for a master plan for Anyigba, for proper allocation and building on residential and commercial layout as well as strict compliance with the master plan. Since the agricultural land is fast disappearing to other land uses, the peasant farmers should be provided agricultural extension services, appropriate fertilizers, high yielding seed varieties and micro credit facilities to improve and sustain high yields in order to ensure food security in the Anyigba and its surrounding environment.
