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Applying these findings to all OIC countries, it is clear that a dedicated food security agency may

be needed to help the most vulnerable countries reach acceptable global nutritional

benchmarks.

Monitoring Activities

In developed countries, monitoring has distinct annual, periodic, and continuous touchpoints

that inform all aspects of food security and facilitate rapid government response.

In the OIC, while the same broad activities for food crisis monitoring are conducted as in

developed countries, such activities are part of the government’s broader statistical apparatus

rather than part of a specific dedicated function, which suggests a limited scope. Frequent data

collected in the OIC countries observed has been limited to the highest risk areas . In Indonesia,

for example, this is primarily around household access to rice at the district-level, and in Niger,

short-term crises exacerbate existing food insecurity.

Applying data from the case studies to the broader OIC region, it can be concluded that there

needs to be amore comprehensive benchmarking study of the underlyingmetrics trackedwhen

monitoring food security, spanningmetrics, entity ownership, and frequency. Thismay form the

basis of a future study by COMCEC or SESRIC. Each member country can assess their current

practices against the determined set of benchmarks, and a roadmap must be developed to

ensuremember countries achieve compliance with best practices. These practices may include

a combination of internal policy restructuring byOICmembers and cross-OIC initiatives to help

member companies enhance monitoring.

Table 66: Government Entities Responsible for Food Security