23 will be held accountable if they do not comply with the obligations the said framework imposes on them; (b) by ensuring that the right to food will be at the centre of national development strategies; (c) by strengthening the position of governments in negotiations related to trade or investment.71 Apart from legal framework, it may also be necessary to reform and improve the public institutions relevant to the realization of the right to food. States should ensure that the coordinated inter-sectoral mechanisms are necessary for the concerted implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies, plans and programs on the right to food.72 The institutional mechanisms should provide for the full and transparent participation of all stakeholders, in particular representatives of the groups most affected by food insecurity.”73 12.2 National Strategies on the Right to Food Laws alone are not sufficient to realize the right to food in a country. The adoption of a national strategy for the realization of the right to food is essential so that the right to food is operationalised and put into action at the local level.74 Participation of the affected people is key to the success of such a strategy. This implies that people need to be included in the decisionmaking processes surrounding the right to food as this ensures that real needs are identified and effectively responded to such needs. Participation further increases the awareness around the right to food and thus empowers people to realize and claim their right to food.75 A National Strategy should include the following criteria76: (a) Its formulation and implementation should comply with human rights principles, such as accountability, transparency and participation; (b) It should be based on a systematic identification of policy measures and activities derived from the normative content of the right to adequate food and the corresponding State obligations; 71 Oliver, p. 5 Fact Sheet 34 73 Fact Sheet 34 74 Oliver, p. 7. 75 Oliver, p. 8. 76 Report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on business and human rights, “Protect, Respect and Remedy: a Framework for Business and Human Rights” (A/HRC/8/5). 72