The Functionality of Farmer Organisations and Their Role in Land Issues (La Fonctionnalite Institutionnelle Des Organisations Paysannes Et Leur Role Dans Le Foncier)

Abstract

This is the final report of a study conducted with participative methods in Guinea, West Africa. The study analyses the functionality of small farmer organisations and the role they play in agricultural land issues.

After a short introduction in chapter 1, we identify the macro-sociological context of the study as well as its importance for the country's development in chapter 2. The following chapter 3 treats the context of land use and land rights in the Fouta Djallon region as well as more specifically in our intervention zone. The empirical part in chapter 4 analyses the functionality of a range of small farmer organisations in the sub-prefecture Hind, prefecture Lab. In the following chapter 5 we point out the general problems identified within our study and conclude with a discussion on the perspectives, farmer organisations can have in land management and resource protection.

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Keywords: Guinea, Farmer Organisation, MARP, DP, PRA, agriculture, land management, land rights, resource protection, organisation analysis

JEL Classification: D23, D80, K11, L23, N57, O12, O13, Q13, Q15, Q24, R14