The European Cooperative for Rural Development (EUCORD) is a Brussels based non-profit organization. EUCORD’s mission is to increase farmers’ capacity to sustainably grow quality crops matched to commercial needs of the industry and in doing so, increase food security, develop the private sector and improve the livelihoods of rural communities. Presently, EUCORD has program activities in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania and Uganda.