<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishHata hivyo, mpango wa mpito ulianzishwa kati ya Aprili 4 na Oktoba 4, 1996, ili kudumisha mpango wa msingi hadi EQIP ikaweza kuanza.  <response>: However, an interim program was instituted between April 4 and October 4, 1996, to maintain a basic program until EQIP could begin. 