'''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.<ref>[http://www.coraf.org/English/NARS_Members.html NARS Members], Accessed March 12, 2012.</ref> The group's vision is "to contribute to sustainable reduction of poverty and food insecurity in West and Central Africa. This will be achieved through agricultural led economic growth, and improving agricultural research system of the sub-region."<ref>[http://www.coraf.org/English/MFO.html Mission and Objectives], Accessed March 12, 2012.</ref> To do this, it aims "to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of small-scale producers and promote the agribusiness sector."
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