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• Producer Gas: Another Fuel for Motor Transport
• Little-Known Asian Animals with a Promis<strong>in</strong>g Economic Future
• Butterfly Farm<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> Papua New Gu<strong>in</strong>ea
• Crocodiles as a Resource for the Tropics
• Mangium and Other Fast-Grow<strong>in</strong>g Acacias for the Humid Tropics
• Calliandra: A Versatile Small Tree for the Humid Tropics
In addition, a supply of all jo<strong>in</strong>t NRC-<strong>Indonesia</strong> workshop and panel
reports were provided to the PDIN for <strong>in</strong>ternal distribution.
VISIT OF DR. SYLVAN H. WITTWER
At the request of Dr. Did<strong>in</strong> Sastrapradja, deputy chairman of LIPI,
BOSTID arranged for Dr. Sylvan H. Wittwer, Director Emeritus, Agricultural
Experimental Station, Michigan State University, to give the keynote
address at a national symposium on food and nutrition sponsored by
LIPI, July 25, 1983. In addition to his keynote address, Dr. Wittwer
visited several agricultural research <strong>in</strong>stitutes <strong>in</strong> <strong>Indonesia</strong> and gave
several sem<strong>in</strong>ars at various agricultural centers <strong>in</strong> Bogor.
Dr. Wittwer prepared a narrative account of his visit to <strong>Indonesia</strong>,
as <strong>in</strong>dicated <strong>in</strong> Appendix B.
In addition to the above activities, BOSTID staff set up appo<strong>in</strong>tments
on request for officials from the m<strong>in</strong>istry and BPPT visit<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>
the United States, and served as a resource for scientific and technological
<strong>in</strong>formation and materials to Dr. A. B. Van Rennes. U.S.
technical advisor to the chairman, BPPT.