Appendix 1 - IRRI

Acknowledgement
I would like to acknowledge the Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Ministry of Education,
Jakarta, for giving me this opportunity to assist in training and collecting activities on
field conservation of rice germplasm in Irian Jaya. I am most grateful to CRIFC, AADR,
Ministry of Agriculture, for inviting me to Indonesia to do this important and valuable
work, and to leaders and colleagues from the Provincial Agriculture Extension Office of
Irian Jaya for their great support and facilitation of this collecting trip. My wholehearted
thanks are extended to Mrs. T. Sudiaty Silitonga, Mr. Jumanta, and all the other members
in our collecting team. I really appreciated their hard work, sincerity, and friendship.
There are many nice people from CRIFC, Agriculture Extension Office in Irian Jaya, and
IRRI-Indonesia Office, whose names are mentioned or not mentioned in this report,
contributed greatly to this exploration and collection mission, without their valuable help
this mission would not have been possible.
The collecting mission was funded by IRRI through the Swiss Agency for Development
and Cooperation (SDC) funded five-year project on “Safeguarding and preservation of
the biodiversity of the rice genepool”.
Itinerary (Only including the field trip)
September 29, 1999 Jayapura - Koya -Jayapura - Sere - Jayapura
September 30,1999 Jayapura - Skow Sae - Wutung - Jayapura
October 1, 1999 Jayapura - Merauke
October 2, 1999 Merauke - Wasur - Merauke
October 3, 1999 Merauke - Kurik - Merauke
October 4, 1999 Merauke - Rawa Biru - Merauke
October 5, 1999 Merauke - Jage Bob - Merauke
October 6, 1999 Merauke - Barki - Merauke
October 7, 1999 Merauke -Jayapura - Wamena
October 8, 1999 Wamena - Siopkose - Tulem - Wamena
October 9, 1999 Wamena - Timia - Wamena
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