Guinea

In Guinea, there is new hope for more abundant harvests thanks to a partnership between The Carter Center, the Sasakawa Africa Association, and the Guinean Ministry of Agriculture.

Waging Peace

In May 2010, The Carter Center deployed eight long-term observers throughout Guinea to formally launch its international election observation mission of the country's June 27 presidential elections.  The mission was supported by an office in Conakry established in mid-May and led by Field Office Representative John Koogler.

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Fighting Disease

Sasakawa-Global 2000, a joint venture between The Carter Center and the Sasakawa Africa Association — led by the Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Norman Borlaug until his death in 2009 — began teaching Guinean farmers how to use new technologies to increase crop production in 1986. This effort, in collaboration with the Guinea Ministry of Agriculture, is part of a larger initiative that has helped more than 8 million small-scale sub-Saharan African farmers learn new farming techniques to double or triple grain production.

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