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(c) It should give particular attention to preventing and eliminating discrimination in access to
food or resources for food and to the needs of the marginalized population groups. This requires
a systematic analysis of disaggregated data on the food insecurity, vulnerability and nutritional
status of different groups in society;
(d) It should address all aspects of the food system, including production, processing,
distribution, marketing and consumption, as well as other relevant areas, such as health, water
and sanitation, education, employment, social security, and access to information;
(e) It should clearly allocate responsibility for implementing the necessary measures and lay
down a precise time frame;
(f) It should define institutional mechanisms including the coordination between relevant
ministries and between the national and sub-national levels of government;
(g) It should also identify the resources available to meet the objectives and the most costeffective way of using them, including in times of severe resource constraints;
(h) It should identify steps to ensure that activities of non-State actors are in conformity with the
right to food.
The strategy should also include: guarantees of full and equal access to economic resources,
particularly for women, including the right to inheritance and the ownership of land and other
property, credit, natural resources and appropriate technology; measures to respect and protect
self-employment and work which provides a remuneration ensuring a decent living for wage
earners..77
According to the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, a national strategy should establish
the appropriate mechanisms that (1) utilize monitoring systems to identify emerging threats to
the right to adequate food, (2) improve coordination between relevant agencies at the national,
state, and local level, (3) improve accountability, with a clear allocation of responsibilities and
timeframes for progressive implementation of the right to food, and (4) ensure the adequate
public participation that includes the most food-insecure segments of the population.78
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De Schutter O. Statement of the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food. Rome, Italy: United Nations; 2008.