 Smallholder women farmers in Nigeria's capital Abuja have expressed concern over the delay in ascending to the Federal Capital Territory Administration's annual budget and sick urgent intervention from the relevant body. They expressed worry over the delay and poor allocations of funds for agriculture in the FCT, which they say has persisted for more than three years. The Assistant Secretary of the Association FCT added that the delay has impacted their livelihood and initiatives aimed at enhancing food production, thus resulting in a high cost of food in the FCT. The delayed fund has hindered the implementation of training programs, information, extension services and market assets initiatives, which are crucial for enhancing productivity and income generation from these farmers and increased economic development for FCT and the nation at large. Consequently, the implication of these lamentable delay and untimely FCT agricultural appropriation being indicates increased prices of food items in FCT, while perpetrating a circle of low productivity, poverty, food insecurity and inequality, which directly impacts the well-being and development of rural communities. While applauding governments and other stakeholders for their continuous support to over a million small-scale women farmers across the country, they called on the Federal Capital Territory Administration to expedient actions to address the challenges faced by farmers for Nigeria to meet up with the Sustainable Development Goal of Zero Hunger by 2030 and for the Federal Capital Territory to play a spot toward food sufficiency, experts say adequate and timely budgetary allocation is required with specific attention given to small-holder women farmers. Small-scale women farmers' organizations demand immediate action to address the identified challenges and concerns through the following, timely approval and release of funds budgeted for agriculture and ensuring January to December budget circles as obtained in the federal and state budgets. Strengthening collaborations with relevant stakeholders, which include civil society organizations, women group and agricultural association to ensure the effective implementation of agricultural programs, also help to facilitate the provision of affordable credit and financial service tailored to the unique needs of small-holders women farmers to enable them to invest in their farming activities and improve their productive capacity and overall economic well-being. As committed citizens of Nigeria and as a group, we remain confident in the capacity and ability of Nigeria, an FCT specially to feed itself and other nations of the world. SoFON stands ready to collaborate with the FCTA, civil society organizations and others stakeholders to advocate for the rights and welfare of small-holder women farmers. Don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.