The Governing Council is NACA's peak policy body.

Member governments

• Australia
• Bangladesh
• Cambodia
• China
• Hong Kong SAR, China 
• India (Vice Chair)
• Indonesia
• Iran
• Lao PDR
• Malaysia
• Maldives
• Myanmar
• Nepal
• Pakistan
• Philippines
• Saudi Arabia
• Sri Lanka
• Thailand (Chair)
• Vietnam

Associate members

• Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (Associate Member)
• Network of Aquaculture Centres in Central and Eastern Europe (Associate Member)
• Secretariat of the Pacific Community (Associate Member)