1. Approve internal regulations that govern its operation;
2. Generate a broad participatory discussion process, with the aim to draft proposals regarding laws that regulate, among other issues: the use and access to land, territories, communities; seeds and agricultural biodiversity; agricultural development; agribusiness and agricultural employment; animal and plant health; agro-ecology; trade and food supply; health, nutrition and food consumption; fishing, aquaculture and mangroves; citizen access to public credit; insurance and food subsidies;
3. Propose and recommend, to the different levels of government, the formulation and implementation of policies, plans, programs and projects related to food sovereignty;
4. Propose rules and agreements to ensure full compliance with the Organic Law for Food Sovereignty by public and private institutions;
5. Advise to sign agreements between development cooperation and technical assistance entities, national or international, and competent national institutions that work in the area of food sovereignty;
6. Exercise observance for compliance of the objectives of this Law;
7. Propose research topics in the area of food sovereignty to higher education institutions and legally accredited research centers;
8. Develop and adopt an operational plan, that suits the National Development Plan;
9. Issue an annual management and accountability report;
10. Conduct permanent training and capacity building activities regarding the system for food sovereignty, health and nutrition, through workshops, forums and seminars; Y,
11. Other functions and attributions mentioned in the Law and its regulations.

The Plurinational and Intercultural Conference for Food Sovereignty is composed of nine representatives from the civil society, they are selected and appointed by the Council for Citizen Participation and Social Control, through a process of open competition based on merit and opposition, in which citizens whose activity is related to food sovereignty, health and nutrition may participate. These belong to the following sectors of civil society:

1. A representative from the universities, polytechnics and research centers;
2. A representative for consumers;
3. A representative for small and medium producers;
4. A representative for small and medium farmers;
5. A representative for the small and medium breeders;
6. A representative for artisanal fishermen and gatherers;
7. A representative for the aquaculture sector;
8. A representative for peasants and irrigators; Y,
9. A representative for the indigenous, Afro-Ecuadorian and Montubio people, from the different communes, communities, peoples and nationalities.

The Plurinational and Intercultural Conference for Food Sovereignty is composed of nine representatives from the civil society, they are selected and appointed by the Council for Citizen Participation and Social Control, through a process of open competition based on merit and opposition, in which citizens whose activity is related to food sovereignty, health and nutrition may participate. These belong to the following sectors of civil society:

1. A representative from the universities, polytechnics and research centers;
2. A representative for consumers;
3. A representative for small and medium producers;
4. A representative for small and medium farmers;
5. A representative for the small and medium breeders;
6. A representative for artisanal fishermen and gatherers;
7. A representative for the aquaculture sector;
8. A representative for peasants and irrigators; Y,
9. A representative for the indigenous, Afro-Ecuadorian and Montubio people, from the different communes, communities, peoples and nationalities.

1. Approve internal regulations that govern its operation;
2. Generate a broad participatory discussion process, with the aim to draft proposals regarding laws that regulate, among other issues: the use and access to land, territories, communities; seeds and agricultural biodiversity; agricultural development; agribusiness and agricultural employment; animal and plant health; agro-ecology; trade and food supply; health, nutrition and food consumption; fishing, aquaculture and mangroves; citizen access to public credit; insurance and food subsidies;
3. Propose and recommend, to the different levels of government, the formulation and implementation of policies, plans, programs and projects related to food sovereignty;
4. Propose rules and agreements to ensure full compliance with the Organic Law for Food Sovereignty by public and private institutions;
5. Advise to sign agreements between development cooperation and technical assistance entities, national or international, and competent national institutions that work in the area of food sovereignty;
6. Exercise observance for compliance of the objectives of this Law;
7. Propose research topics in the area of food sovereignty to higher education institutions and legally accredited research centers;
8. Develop and adopt an operational plan, that suits the National Development Plan;
9. Issue an annual management and accountability report;
10. Conduct permanent training and capacity building activities regarding the system for food sovereignty, health and nutrition, through workshops, forums and seminars; Y,
11. Other functions and attributions mentioned in the Law and its regulations.

Desde 2009 el Ministerio de Coordinación de Desarrollo Social y la FAO vienen trabajando en la construcción participativa del Sistema de Indicadores de Soberanía y Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional - SISSAN, a fin de organizar los datos dispersos y poner a disposición de los usuarios información relativa a esta temática en un solo sistema, que será parte del Sistema Integrado de Indicadores Sociales del Ecuador (SIISE). El SISSAN ofrecerá en línea indicadores de más de 100 variables de soberanía y seguridad alimentaria del Ecuador, y tiene el propósito de proveer información para diferentes actores, entre ellas, autoridades nacionales y profesionales del área de soberanía y seguridad alimentaria dentro de sus programas locales. El SISSAN permitirá la búsqueda de varios indicadores de acuerdo con las dimensiones: disponibilidad, acceso, salud y nutrición.

La Secretaría Nacional de Planificación y Desarrollo – SENPLADES, administra y coordina la planificación nacional en forma participativa, incluyente y descentralizada, en su labor establece objetivos y políticas estratégicas sustentadas en procesos de información, investigación, capacitación, seguimiento y evaluación; a fin de orientar la inversión pública y promover la democratización del Estado, a través de una activa participación ciudadana, que contribuya a una gestión pública transparente y eficiente.

Esto sin lugar a dudas invita a que las instituciones trabajen de manera coordinada de tal forma que se consiga intervenciones con mayores y mejores impactos para de esta forma dar soluciones sostenibles a la población, especialmente en temas relacionados a la situación de la SSAN del Ecuador.

1. Ministerio Coordinador de Desarrollo Social, encargado del SIISE y el SISSAN.
2. Secretaría Nacional de Planificación del Desarrollo – SENPLADES

Fuentes de datos para el SIISE: Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas y Censos (INEC), Banco Central, Ministerio de Salud Pública, Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería, Acuacultura y Pesca.

Desnutrición crónica infantil, sobrepeso y obesidad, muerte prenatal, hábitos de consumo, pobreza, pobreza extrema y otros