protected by law provided they are being worked and on that assumption the State advocates their strengthening and development. In addition, there are in Mexico communes ("ejidos") and communities, forms of social property subject to special regulations for their protection. 191. In this context, the Federal Agrarian Reform Act, embodying regulations derived from Article 27 of the Constitution, makes it the responsibility of the Federal Executive "to determine the technical means suitable for encouraging, exploiting and making better use of the produce and resources of the communes, communities, new centres of population and settlements with a view to the economic and social betterment of the rural population". 192. In respect of agricultural production, the Act for the Promotion of Agriculture is aimed at stimulating agricultural production to satisfy MexicanE/1986/3/Add.l3 page 38 needs and to raise the standard of living of the rural population. To achieve that aim. Article 4 of the same Act stipulates that the National Plan for the Development of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Forestry must take into account suitable utilization of the resources available in irrigated and non-irrigated areas and the rural environment in general, and must have as its priority satisfaction of the food requirements of the Mexican population. 193. In Mexico the State has established institutions and programmes to promote the right to adequate food, to ensure the continuity of the effort to achieve self-sufficiency, considering that the adequate nutrition of the inhabitants of Mexico, in additon to being a social obligation, is essential for the sound physical and intellectual development of the population. For that reason the Government of the Republic has embodied food policy in the National Development Plan, the corresponding sectoral plan and the National Food Programme. 194. The carrying-out of a radical agrarian reform was one of the essential 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the Mexican government's efforts to promote agricultural production, strengthen communes and communities, and ensure food security for the population. It highlights the importance of agrarian reform, the development of agricultural resources, and the implementation of policies to promote the right to adequate food. These efforts are likely aimed at improving the economic and social well-being of the rural population, which suggests a strong connection to economic development and agriculture.

**Category**
Economic development, Agriculture, forestry and fishing