📋 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
Enba 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
Enba 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
Enba 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
Erake Gurage Zone Various (Yefereziye enset conservation site) Genetic Resources & Diversity Food Morphological:?Quantitative characterization showed higher performance.?Agronomic:?Pseudostem height 119 cm; Pseudostem circumference 124.8 cm; Plant ... Mitiku & Fikre 2024
Erake 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
Etene Kembata-Tembaro Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Amicho Amicho Amicho:?Selected for Amicho in Kembata-Tembaro Zone (N=35).?Use:?Used for Amicho (boiled corm) consumption. Dilebo et al. 2023
Etene Kembata-Tembaro Zone Angacha Woreda Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Kocho Bulla Kocho Quality Ranking:?7th (Total: 49).?Bulla Quality Ranking:?6th (Total: 33).?Use:?Kocho, bulla. Ayenew et al. 2016
Etine Kembata-Tembaro Zone Angacha District Genetic Resources & Diversity / Ethnobotany Kocho Bulla Availability:?48.7%.?Shannon Index:?0.11.?Suitability:?Kocho, Bulla. Mulachew 2015
Falakiya Wolaita Zone Offa Woreda Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity Kocho Bulla Amicho Fiber Agronomic (Kocho):?Selected for Kocho (15 farmers, 9.8%).?Agronomic (Workey/Bulla):?Selected for Workey (8 farmers, 5.2%).?Agronomic (Bulla):?Selected... Shumbulo et al. 2012
False Banana (Ensete ventricosum) Fibers Hadiya Zone Not specified (fibers collected from Ethiopia) Biochemistry & Nutrition (Material Science) Fiber Morphological:?Raw fibers analyzed for chemical composition and surface morphology. Cellulose content 56.05-62%, hemicellulose 23.51-27.88%, lignin 9.... Gebremichael & Yigezu 2026
Fechacha Kembata-Tembaro Zone Angacha District Genetic Resources & Diversity / Ethnobotany Kocho Amicho Fiber Availability:?7.5%.?Shannon Index:?0.02.?Suitability:?Kocho, fiber, Amicho. Mulachew 2015
Fereziye 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
Fereziye 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
Filila Gedeo Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Kocho Bulla Amicho Fiber Use:?Pseudostem and corm together used for kocho; pseudostem used for bulla and fibre; corm used for amicho. Muanenda et al. 2025
Gadimae Sidama Zone Hula District Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity Food Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Distribution:?Common.?Use:?Used for food production. Egziabher et al. 2020
Gagebo Kembata-Tembaro Zone Angacha District Genetic Resources & Diversity / Ethnobotany Kocho Bulla Availability:?29.4%.?Shannon Index:?0.09.?Suitability:?Kocho, Bulla. Mulachew 2015
Gaji-bosso Sheka Zone Anderacha Woreda Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Kocho Morphological:?Broad leaf width; red or green with large red blotches leaf blade color; petiole color purple/red; large blotches at petiole base; brow... Haile et al. 2022
Gambalisho Kembata-Tembaro Zone Angacha District Genetic Resources & Diversity / Ethnobotany Kocho Bulla Availability:?2.1%.?Shannon Index:?0.01.?Suitability:?Kocho, Bulla. Mulachew 2015
Ganticha Sidama Zone Hulla woreda Fiber Morphological:?Analyzed for fiber chemical and mechanical properties.?Agronomic:?High-altitude landrace.?Fiber Properties:?Linear density 38.4 tex. Sh... Buta et al. 2025
Ganticha Sidama Zone Hulla woreda Biochemistry & Nutrition / Material Science Fiber Fiber Properties:?Linear density 38.4 tex. Showed longer elongation (2.93%) from high altitude. High cellulose, lignin, and hemicellulose content at h... Buta et al. 2025