Combine the pairs of independent clauses below to make compound sentences.

The coordinating conjunction is

given at the end of each pair. You can make other necessary changes.
A Perennial Tropical Crop Oil Palms

A. The oil palm is a tropical perennial crop

B. The oil palm requires a high minimum temperature for growth. (and)
A. In Africa and Indonesia, oil palm is a plantation industry
B. The oil palm is a source of vegetable oil. (for)
A. In Indonesia most of the oil palm plantations are state owned
B. Small-holder farmers are also flourishing in the country. (but)
A. Indonesia is still importing oil palm
B. The oil palm grows well in many parts of the country. (yet)
A. Small-holder growers do not have technological know-how to run oil palm estate
B. Small-holder growers do not have the funds to run oil palm estate. (nor)
A. Pirbun (Perusahaan Inti Rakyat/Perkebunan) Nucleus Estate helps them by
giving them about three hectares of land, two hectares to be planted with oil palms
and the rest for the private use of the respective grower
B. Pirbun is intended to help landless oil palm growers. (so)
A. Pirbun has operating units to process palm kernels
B. Pirbun can be private or state-owned. (and)
A. Small-holder growers can send their oil palm kernels to Pirbuns processing unit
B. Their oil palm fruit and seed kernel can be processed into crude oil. (so)
A. Pirbun helps them sell their crude oil.
B. Small-scale cultivators can profit from their land. (for)
A. Oil palm production in 1993, the end of the fifth Five Year Development Plan, is
projected to be
4.1 million tons.
B. Present oil palm production in Indonesia is 1.6 million tons. (but)
Combine the pairs of independent clauses below with the transitional expression given at the end of each pair.
Make other necessary changes and note your punctuation.
Nipah a Tidal Mud Palm

A. Nipah flourishes in the swampy areas of many islands of Indonesia.

B. Indonesians have not discovered the potential of this palm. (however)
A. Swampy areas stretch over the larger islands of Sumatera, Kalimantan and Irian.
B. These swampy areas are also found in the other smaller islands like Java, Sulawesi,
etc. (in fact)
A. Swampy regions are subject to ocean tides.
B. These areas can be reclaimed for agricultural purposes. (simultaneously)
A. Nipa fruticans and Metroxylon rumphii are the prominent mud palms dominating
the swamps.
B. The main vegetation of the tidal swamps is the many species of mangroves and
tidal mud palms. (in particular)
A. Sugar and alcohol can be derived from nipah palms.
B. Nipah palms have great economic value. (therefore)
A. The leaves of the nipah can be used for thatching material.
B. The jelly-like, sweet endosperm of its youngfruits is edible. (in addition)
A. The people in South Sulawesi even cultivate nipah palm in new areas.
B. The nipah palm leaf trade is flourishing in South Sulawesi. (for this reason)
A. Maros, South Sulawesi, produces nipah leaf mats in abundance to be sold in
domestic as well as foreign markets.
B. Women from Maros are very skilled in making such mats. ( moreover)
A. Nipa fruticans should be exploited to an appreciable extend in Indonesia.
B. The sap or juice of nipah can be used as a source of alcohol, sugar, syrup, and
vinegar. (for this reason)

A. Plant biologists should do more research on the nipah palms.

B. Funds should be made available for this research project. (in the first place)