This study is an investigation of Information Needs and Information Seeking Behaviour of Rural
Farmers in Okpokwu Local Government Area of Benue State. The study aimed at investigating
the information needs and information seeking behaviour of the rural farmers. Descriptive survey
research design was adopted for the study. A total of 120 rural farmers from the three districts
(Okoga, Edumoga and Ichama) formed the sample population of the study. Purposive sampling
technique was used to select sample for the study. A scheduled Focus Group Discussion (FGD)
technique was used for data collection and the data were qualitatively analyzed and presented
using descriptive illustration of the voice and understandings of the participants. The analyzed
data revealed that the information needs of the rural farmers ranged from farm inputs to
implements such as fertilizers, improved variety seeds, loan/credit facilities, marketing strategies
and adults literacy programmes that will enhance applicability. Friends, age grades members,
elders, neighbours, farmers groups constituted the most available, accessible and used sources in
their information seeking. Based on the results, it is recommended that radio booster and
television stations should be established to stage educative agricultural programmes in local
language, public libraries should provide relevant information materials in local languages for
the rural farmers, provision of more extension and fadama workers and provision of good access
road network.