Gendered Farming Practices in Guinea Survey Report

The program is a four-year project funded by USAID/Guinea, implemented by Winrock International and Purdue University in partnership with the Institut Supérieur Agronomique de Faranah (ISAV/F) and other agricultural stakeholders. The program focuses on organizational capacity building of ISAV/F, Guinea's only agriculture university, and strengthening linkages with five certificate-level AET institutions across Guinea. The goal is to promote sustainable agricultural practices and appropriate technologies among Guinean farmers, with a vision for ISAV/F to be a recognized West African regional leader for best practices and research in promoting gender-sensitive climate change adaptations. A key component of the program is the integration of gender into agricultural extension and engineering projects and practices. Purdue University provided gender training to ISAV/F faculty, including a gender and climate-smart agriculture (CSA) training, which covered topics such as problem-solving, decision-making, critical thinking, and participatory rural appraisal (PRA) tools. The training included practical exercises and the application of the Institute for Food Policy and Research Institution (IFPRI) gender mapping tool. The formal survey application with ISAV/F involved training selected ISAV/F faculty to lead a national study to map gendered farming practices by region. The survey was adapted and applied with local farmer organization members, using a survey tool called Qualtrix and a database developed by the Purdue Center for Environmental and Regulatory Information Services (CERIS). ISAV/F students and staff were trained to enter information using iPads to access the Qualtrix survey. The survey aimed to identify farming practices by gendered division of labor throughout Guinea, in partnership with the Ecoles Nationale de l'Agriculture et Elevage (ENAE). The data collected will be used to provide information on gendered farming practices by region, and to make recommendations for gender-aware climate change adaptations. The research was conducted in coordination with agricultural certificate institutions (ENAEs), and other government and NGO stakeholders. The survey instrument was developed by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), and adapted for use in Guinea. The survey was applied with 60 farmers from the local community, and the data collected will be used to inform the development of Guinean climate-smart and gender-sensitive agricultural strategies. The program's vision is for ISAV/F to be a recognized West African regional leader for best practices and research in promoting gender-sensitive climate change adaptations. The data collected from the survey will provide information on gendered farming practices by region, and will be used to make recommendations for gender-aware climate change adaptations. The research will be conducted in coordination with agricultural certificate institutions (ENAEs), and other government and NGO stakeholders. The program's goal is to promote sustainable agricultural practices and appropriate technologies among Guinean farmers, and to strengthen the capacity of agriculture education in Guinea to respond to the growing needs of farms and agriculture enterprises in the face of shifting markets and climate change. The survey will provide information on the following topics: gendered division of labor in farming practices, agricultural practices and technologies used by farmers, and the impact of climate change on farming practices. The data collected will be used to inform the development of Guinean climate-smart and gender-sensitive agricultural strategies, and to make recommendations for gender-aware climate change adaptations. The program's implementation will be led by ISAV/F, in partnership with Winrock International and Purdue University. The program will be implemented in coordination with agricultural certificate institutions (ENAEs), and other government and NGO stakeholders. The program's goal is to promote sustainable agricultural practices and appropriate technologies among Guinean farmers, and to strengthen the capacity of agriculture education in Guinea to respond to the growing needs of farms and agriculture enterprises in the face of shifting markets and climate change.