📋 Functional Use Catalogue

💡 Functional Use Catalogue: Categorizes landraces by primary use: Kocho, Bulla, Amicho, Fiber, Medicine, Food, and Feed. Click on a use to filter records.
K 336 Kocho B 238 Bulla A 230 Amicho F 220 Fiber M 200 Medicine Fo 197 Food Fe 34 Feed 1,455 total mentions ⬇️ Export CSV
Landrace Name Zone Woreda Category Functional Uses Description Citation
Chamise/chamo Gamo Zone Chencha & Kogota Districts Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity Kocho Bulla Amicho Morphological:?Bitter amicho when eaten.?Agro-ecology:?High altitude.?Maturity:?Late.?Plant Height:?Vigorous.?Use Classification:?Kocho & Bulla (high ... Getahun et al. 2024
Checho Gamo Zone Chencha & Kogota Districts Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity Amicho Morphological:?After distinctive brownish-spotted appearance.?Agro-ecology:?High altitude.?Maturity:?Early.?Plant Height:?Smaller.?Use Classification:... Getahun et al. 2024
Chehoyet SNNPRS Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Food Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological characteristics.?Agronomic:?Cultivated using traditional methods.?Use:?Used for food producti... Yemataw et al. 2016
Chehuyet Gurage Zone Gumer, Enor, Cheha, Ezhe Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Medicine Medicine Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Distribution:?Not indicated.?Agroecology:?Adapted to highland (H), midland (M), and l... Negassa et al. 2025
Chela-barasho Sheka Zone Anderacha Woreda Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Kocho Agronomic:?Kocho yield high; drought/wind tolerance high.?Use:?Processing type. Haile et al. 2022
Chela-gemo Sheka Zone Anderacha Woreda Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Kocho Agronomic:?Kocho yield high; drought/wind tolerance high.?Use:?Processing type. Haile et al. 2022
Cherkiwe Gurage Zone Kebena, Cheha & Ezha Woredas Genetic Resources & Diversity / Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Kocho Bulla Amicho Fiber Medicine Food Feed Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Agronomic:?Grouped into clusters based on morphological trait variability.?Use:?Used ... Jarso et al. 2023
Cherkuwa Kembata-Tembaro Zone Angacha District Genetic Resources & Diversity / Ethnobotany Kocho Bulla Medicine Food Availability:?12.8%.?Shannon Index:?0.03.?Suitability:?Kocho, Medicine, Bulla.?Key Finding:?Used for medicinal purposes in addition to food. Mulachew 2015
Cherquwa Kembata-Tembaro Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Medicine Amicho Medicine Medicinal:?Amicho with dairy products to remove spines and swells from human body (N=56).?Use:?Used for medicinal purposes. Dilebo et al. 2023
Chewa Dawuro Zone Mareka District Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity Food Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Distribution:?Reported as being grown in Mareka District.?Agronomic:?Listed among lan... Feleke & Tekalign 2022
Chichia Wolaita Zone Various (14 Kebeles) Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity Amicho Food Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Distribution:?Ranked 18th overall.?Agronomic:?Preferred for Amicho use.?Use:?Food pro... Asfaw et al. 2024
Chichiya Wolaita Zone Offa Woreda Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity Amicho Fiber Agronomic:?Not listed in Table 1.?Amicho:?Selected for Amicho (9 farmers, 6.7%).?Fiber:?Selected for fiber (1 farmer, 0.7%). Shumbulo et al. 2012
Chongo Oromia & SNNPR Gomma, Gera, Yem, Gimbo, Decha Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Production & Agronomy Food Distribution:?Grown across surveyed districts of southwest Ethiopia?.?Agronomic:?Identified as one of the landraces cultivated in the study area.?Use:... Mulualem & Semman 2021
Choro Oromia & SNNPR Gomma, Gera, Yem, Gimbo, Decha Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Production & Agronomy Food Distribution:?Grown across surveyed districts of southwest Ethiopia?.?Agronomic:?Identified as one of the landraces cultivated in the study area.?Use:... Mulualem & Semman 2021
Ciqqaro (Ayi-Ciqqaro) Sheka Zone Anderacha Woreda Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Kocho Morphological:?Small corm size; black pseudostem color.?Agronomic:?Kocho yield low; flowering relatively early (<3 years).?Use:?Maache-k'aayo (female/... Haile et al. 2022
Ciqqaro (Necha-Ciqqaro) Sheka Zone Anderacha Woreda Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Kocho Morphological:?White coloration variant (Necha = white); small corm size.?Agronomic:?Kocho yield low; flowering relatively early (<3 years).?Use:?Maac... Haile et al. 2022
Dabiyo Oromia & SNNPR Gomma, Gera, Yem, Gimbo, Decha Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Production & Agronomy Food Distribution:?Grown across surveyed districts of southwest Ethiopia?.?Agronomic:?Identified as one of the landraces cultivated in the study area.?Use:... Mulualem & Semman 2021
Dare Gurage Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Medicine Amicho Medicine Medicinal:?Amicho to cure damaged parts of the human body (N=41).?Use:?Used for medicinal purposes. Dilebo et al. 2023
Darese Gurage Zone Kebena, Cheha & Ezha Woredas Genetic Resources & Diversity / Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Kocho Bulla Amicho Fiber Medicine Food Feed Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Agronomic:?Grouped into clusters based on morphological trait variability.?Use:?Used ... Jarso et al. 2023
Dego Hadiya Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Fiber Fiber Fiber:?Selected for strong and long fiber in Hadiya Zone (N=40).?Use:?Used for fiber production. Dilebo et al. 2023