Mr Abdullahi said the initiative would increase awareness of agriculture as a viable and dignified profession.
The Small-Scale Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria has appealed to the federal government and the FCTA to tackle insecurity.
Mr Abbey made the appeal in an interview on Thursday in Port Harcourt.
The WFD is commemorated every October 16 as a global action to strengthen international and national solidarity in the fight to end poverty, malnutrition, and hunger.
She stressed that women must be recognised as central players in food production.
They made the call on Thursday in Lagos during a communique from the American Business Council event.
The theme of the 2025 congress is ‘Unlocking the Agricultural Potential in the Cradle of Mankind’.
NALDA executive secretary Olusegun Adebayo stated this during an inspection of the ongoing construction of 20 greenhouse farm units in Abuja on Wednesday.
Mr Mamedu noted that insecurity continued to disrupt farming in states like Benue, Kaduna, Kwara, Taraba, Cross River, and Niger, limiting the production of key staples.
Beatrice Aighewi, head of station, IITA Abuja, said this on the sidelines of the launch of the Nigerian Farmers’ Soil Health Scheme.
