12 It is worthy to note that at the end of the 2001/2002 season, tobacco production rose from 239 tons in 2001 to 172 tons a year later (of which 130 was full leaf tobacco and 42 was shredded tobacco), namely a drop of 28%. This drop resulted from the volontaristic policy of the Central African tobacco exploitation Company (CETAC) which gives priority to quality rather than quantity. - Food Crop Production The principal contributor to the GDP of Central Africa (32.2% in 2002) and highly diversified, the food production sector comes as the principal hub of growth and competitiveness of the Central African economy, so long as production, processing and export mechanisms are put in place. The Food Crops which are cultivated consist of cassava, millet, sorghum, maize, potatoes, tarots, bananas, yams, groundnuts, rice, marrows, vegetables, sesame… - Animal Husbandry In Central Africa, animal husbandry contributes significantly to GDP (10.4%) in 2002. Livestock statistics estimated by the Department of Livestock Services totaled 11,736,000 heads of cattle in 2002, compared to 11,293,000 heads in 2001, namely an increase of 4%. In 2005, it was estimated that there were 3,500,000 cattle for about 20,000 livestock breeders. Inspite of the efforts deployed by the Government to promote this sector, the difficulties persisted. These are: - Lack of security in the livestock breeding zones; A reduced stock of animals in the country resulting in overbidding; Lack of appropriate technical support; A total lack of means for traveling around to monitor activities in the field; The clandestine fraud and slaughtering which is a problem to be dealt with. The primary sector owes its dynamism to the sub sectors (cash cropping, animal husbandry and forest nurseries). This performance is due to the motivating measures: increased producer prices and higher prices for various products on the international markets, but this appears to have been frustrated by the social problems experienced in the country. 6.2 The Secondary Sector The main activities which make up the industrial fabric in the CAR are: brewery, oil production, soap making, sugar industry, coffee roasting, cotton ginning, sawmill, gas production (oxygen, acetylene) and painting.