A/HRC/22/50/Add.2 the livelihood of the local population, or report embezzlement or the misuse of Government revenue. The Special Rapporteur had separate meetings with the authorities about these matters. He recalls the obligations established under the Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognized Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly by its resolution 53/144 of 8 March 1999, as well as the importance of ensuring access to independent and impartial justice in the context of defending the right to food. 24. The Special Rapporteur invites the countries of origin of foreigners that invest in the agro-industry, forestry and extractive industry sectors in Cameroon to provide local communities with all relevant information so that these communities can contribute to the implementation of the procedures established under domestic law to give effect to the United Nations Convention against Corruption. In this way, they can meet their obligation to actively involve civil society, non-governmental organizations and community-based organizations in anti-corruption activities by, for example, offering them the opportunity to report offences anonymously (art. 13). IV. Elements of the right to food 25. The Special Rapporteur’s mission in July 2012, at a time when prices of agrifood products on the international market look set to rise once again, provides an opportunity to review three important aspects of the realization of the right to food: improving the availability of food in the territory; improving access to food; and ensuring the environmental sustainability of choices made in regard to food security. A. Availability 26. Sixty per cent of the Cameroonian population (12 million inhabitants) depend on small-scale agriculture, livestock farming and fishing for their livelihood. The majority are small farmers who produce food crops, but also some cash crops (mainly cocoa, coffee and cotton). A number of large-scale farmers and agribusinesses produce crops on an industrial scale, some of which are for export (bananas, sugar, rubber, tea, palm oil). Cameroon is able to produce a wide range of crops because of the diverse agro-climatic conditions in the country. It serves as a hub for trade with neighbouring countries. 27. In the 2009 Growth and Employment Strategy Document, the objective established for Cameroon is that of increasing agricultural output and the amount of land under cultivation by 30 per cent over 2005 levels. The strategy has two main elements. The first consists in promoting the development of large-scale farming, notably by attracting foreign investors. The second includes a large number of initiatives and programmes (64 in total, according to the information received) to modernize the family farming model by encouraging farmers to join cooperatives or community groups and by facilitating access to agricultural inputs. 28. The Special Rapporteur commends the Government on the commitment it has made to providing better support to small producers, many of whom are food insecure for at least part of the year and thus rightly deserve to receive special attention. He wishes to make the observations set out below. 29. Targeting. The Government wishes both to encourage large-scale agricultural farming and to support the majority of small-scale farmers. In order to maintain a balanced allocation of available budgetary resources to these two groups, information should be provided in the Strategy Document to clarify the key criteria for allocating Government 8 GE.12-18864