Membership of the SEACON is open to all Southest Asian countries.

Members must be senior office bearers representing organisations or network of organisations which are already involved or working along the nexus of food security, trade and agriculture (e.g research and advocacy/lobbying on food security, promoting sustainable agriclture, organising, conducting training/capacity building among the basic sectors, etc) and can devote ample time and participate actively in the Council's and activities or programs through a work plan on food security at the national level.

Members are encouraged to have an achievable work plan based in their own country's context in food security. As the members of SEACON are the national food councils, they comprise of different sectors of society to collectively negotiate and bargain better terms of the social contract with government and business. As a national network of people centred organizations, the national food council are able to present a united and collective front in infleuncing policies and engaging the government at the village, provincial, national level, regional groups such as FAO, ASEAN, ASEM, APEC, ADB and international bodies such as WTO, IMF, World Bank etc.

Each country will be allocated two(2) seats in the regional council where the representation shall be from the national council and as far as possible be equal in gender. Countries where national processess have yet to begin or are in infancy will have one(1) seat allocated to facilitate or initiate the national council and the Secretariat will assist in starting the national process.

Regional groups representation in the Council will be:

i.	Only by invitation - providing expert and technical advice on research, advocacy and networking
ii.	Limited to five (5) seats only
iii.	Gender balanced

The Council will meet at least minimal, twice a year at a designated location.

Members shall ensure that representation in the SEACON be continuous through the establishment of their respective national councils.