54 - The rehabilitation of the Imbo irrigation systems; - The acquisition of equipment for the Associations and the other producer Organizations; - The combating of plant diseases and pests; - The relaunching of the Gitega poultry centre; - The intensification of food crop production; - The diversification and promotion of new crop varieties; - Agri-food research/development; - The promotion of small scale irrigation; - The multiplication and distribution of healthy cassava seed; - Buiding the capacities of agricultural instructors. Within the market gardening programme there is today 59,970 plants of fruit stock of which 3,288 had been produced in 2008 but only 435 had been disseminated. This data shows that plant distribution is low in relation to production. It should also be noted that some species like plumtrees and pawpaw trees are of low demand. Likewise the activities initiated within the framework of the Rural Areas Post Conflict Development Programme (PPCDR) have also been launched and are based on 3 components, namely: - The establishment of mechanisms for sustainable food security, - The rehabilitation and the construction of rural infrastructure as well as - The capacity building of the key players in the rural world. Finally the distribution of improved seeds, of plants and fruit trees and agro-fruit trees and pesticides was pursued and should be intensified specifically to consolidate the food security of the rural populations, in particular the most vulnerable among them. Within this perspective, the already operational agricultural instructors in all the districts should be provided with appropriate resources to enable them accomplish with maximum efficiency their mandate of building the capacities of the population in agricultural issues. Although the share of agriculture continues to play a prominent role in the formation of GDP, the latter nonetheless remains dependent on major post harvest losses and the low added value of the commercialized products. By setting up the National Food Technology Centre (CNTA), the Government sought in particular to improve the techniques of preservation and processing of agricultural produce, thereby opening the