55 way to the development of food product markets and creating new opportunities for farmers to increase their incomes. The National Food Technology Centre has the mandate of contributing to: Development research in foodstuffs processing and preservation technology; - The conduct of studies and the promotion of agrifood technology and - To institutional and human resource capacity building. In keeping with these directives the CNTA supported the Producer Associations through the provision of equipment and training in maintenance for the development of pineapple growing in MUSONGATI. It provided training for women in cookery, in the hotel industry and in the processing of agrifood products and for the youth of the Bujumbura Municipality on the processing of fruit, cereals and soya. Furthermore, private Associations and Organizations presented samples for biological and biochemical analysis to the CNTA. The results of the analysis are available and are filed in the laboratory. The CNTA also supervised and monitored: - The production of honey and passion fruit concentrate; - The production of composite flour with separation for Buyenzi Community Medical Centre. The CNTA further realized three feasibility studies in the: - Processing of tomato concentrate for the Rugombo Agricultural Producers Organization; - Processing of tomate paste for the Musigati Producers Organization and Making of bread and composite flour for porridge for the prize-winning Associations of the Gitega Skills Training Centre. Besides the drawing up of the CNTA’s Strategic Development Action Plan, a training module in the marketing of food products and cost analysis had been prepared. 22.3. Building institutional capacities The HIPC Funds allocated to the MINAGRIE/DGPAE in 2008 enabled the Monitering and Evaluation Department (DSE) to monitor the implementation and evaluate the impacts and effects of all the projects supported by this Fund. In order to improve the piloting of the agriculture and animal husbandry development programmes, the Government acquired 3 important instruments, namely: - The National Agricultural Strategy (SAN),