ASARECA’s work is based on priorities identified by the National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) of its Member States. This is achieved through consultations organised by ASARECA Secretariat, the ASARECA Council of Patron Ministers, the Committee of Directors General of the National Agricultural Research Institutes (NARIs) supported by their subject matter specialists and other national AR4D experts and multi-stakeholders. The 15 Member States are: Burundi, Cameroun, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Federal Republic of Somalia, Kenya, Madagascar, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.