In Ukraine, monitoring and information support of the food security formation
according to the draft of Law of Ukraine «On food security of Ukraine» [8] should
exercise authorized by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine executive authorities,
namely: providing the regular study of the food entering to the consumer market of
Ukraine, and creating of appropriate information databank; creating of recommended
food rations for basic social and demographic groups based on regional traditions and
habits, environmental situation; carry out the calculations of predictive and actual state
needs in main kind of food.
According to the draft of law, the food security formation process should be
accompanied by monitoring wich organized by the nature of the changes and their
quantitative and qualitative assessments to prepare appropriate guidelines and
management decisions. The monitoring system is based on a combination of economic
and social indicators with indicators that reflect the performance of public authorities
to address food security problems. As a result of monitoring, authorized executive
authorities, have to decide on changes in the food pannier for basic social and
demographic groups, and executive authorities have to decide on the changes and
approve food kits for the main social and demographic groups. Monitoring results are
published annually on the official website of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine,
central authorities in branch of Agrarian and Food Policy, of Economic Development
and Trade central authorities and at the media [8].
By the Cabinet’s of Ministers of Ukraine Resolution «Some Issues of Food
Security» [9], contained a list of tasks to the executive power to monitor indicators of
food security of Ukraine at national, macro and micro levels:
1)
To the Ministry of Health to determine every five years recommended by
rational standards of consumption of basic products an average per one person;
2)
To the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, the Ministry of Social Policy and
State Statistical Service to provide within its authority submission to the Ministry of
Economic Development and Trade every year until July 31, the information necessary
to calculate basic indicators of food security;
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