There are three levels of coordination. The first level of coordination is at the national level through the National Livestock & Poultry RDE Technical Team. This National Core Team (NCT) is based at UPLB.  At this level, the Team Leader and the identified National Lead in Animal Research (NLAR) will supervise all the RDE activities in the country and spearhead the development/improvement of the national RDE Agenda, including the consolidation and finalization of Regional RDE assignments and Agenda, for submission and approval of Farmer Industry Advisory Committee(FIAC) and Senior Scientist Advisory Committee (SSAC).   

The second level of coordination lies on the four National Lead Institutions in Animal Research (NLAR), namely: UPLB, UPLB-NDA,  CLSU and PCC-DA, representing the four animal major groupings. UPLB will take the national lead in cattle, poultry and swine. Together with NDA, UPLB will also lead in dairy. CLSU will take the lead in small ruminants while PCC-DA will be responsible on the carabao NLAR

The third and last level of coordination lies with the regional network through the leadership of the RIARC Manager and the identified Regional Lead in Animal Research (RLAR). Consistent with DA Memorandum No.9, the RIARC Manager will spearhead the organization and management of the regional network, but may not necessarily take the lead in doing the actual research. These are due to the insufficient technical capability of some RIARCs to conduct basic/mid-stream research. Hence, in the majority of regions in the country, the Regional Leads are assigned to State Universities and Colleges (SUCs). Nevertheless, the supervision and coordination of all RDE activities in the region is still the responsibility of the RIARC Manager.