West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development

The West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development (CORAF/WECARD) is an organization with 22 members: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape-Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra-Leone and Togo. The mission of CORAF/WECARD is to satisfy social demand of the people of the sub-region. Therefore, CORAF/WECARD is concerned with sustainably improving agricultural productivity, competitiveness and markets in West and Central Africa. The objective of CORAF/WECARD is to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of small farmers and promote the agribusiness sector. Therefore, it puts agricultural producers and users at the centre of its research.