Economy, Industry and Trade (MEIG), the Ministry of Labour, the Ministry of Health and the Nicaraguan Statistics and Gensus Institute. 6. The proposal was justified by the fact that several food baskets are worked out by different methods, depending on the aims of each agency; hence, a single method makes it possible to adopt a single standard of reference and facilitates decision making and inter-agency activities. 7. The proposed methodology took into consideration the actual restrictions affecting a survival economy under the following conditions: (a) The national average size of an urban familT/; i.e. six members; (b) The proposed basket only satisfies 85 per cent of the average kilocalorie requirements of the population; (c) It should reflect the consumer behaviour of the Nicaraguan population; (d) It was designed in accordance with scientific methods recommended by international organizations and on the basis of national statistical data. 8. It includes the following products: (a) Cereals and cereal products: rice, tortilla, pinole, bread; (b) Pulses: beans; (c) Sugar; (d) Oil and butter; (e) Meat: beef, pork, chicken; (f) Dairy products: skimmed milk, whole milk, cheese; (g) Eggs. 9. The total calorie intake was set at 1,850 kilocalories per person per day. 10. Supply and demand for the above products is monitored, as are their prices in relation to income, in order to investigate access to food. A proposal for a system of food and nutrition monitoring: a multisectoral approach 11. Through the Planning Directorate, PAN convened various State bodies such as ENABAS, the Planning and Information Science Department of MIDINRA, the central Ministry of the Economy, Industry and Trade (MEIC), the Ministry for Foreign Co-operation, the Nicaraguan Statistics and Census Institute (INEC), the Ministry of Labour, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Health to set up a Food and Nutrition Monitoring System, designed to constitute a 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing a proposal for a food and nutrition monitoring system in Nicaragua, involving various government agencies and institutions. The focus is on the economic and social aspects of food security, with an emphasis on the methodology used to determine the composition of a food basket. The text does not mention environmental or natural resource issues, nor does it discuss industry, transport, communication, or international trade. The health and education sectors are mentioned, but only in the context of the food and nutrition monitoring system. The text does not seem to be related to humanitarian aid, culture, or science and technology.

**Category**
Economy, Health, Education