📋 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
Gushiro 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
Halako Gamo Zone Chencha & Kogota Districts Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity Amicho Morphological:?Crispy and sweet corm, especially in dry season.?Agro-ecology:?High altitude.?Maturity:?Early.?Plant Height:?Vigorous.?Use Classificati... Getahun et al. 2024
Halanga/Alanga Gamo Zone Chencha & Kogota Districts Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity Kocho Bulla Fiber Morphological:?Known for long and strong fibre.?Agro-ecology:?High altitude.?Maturity:?Early.?Plant Height:?Vigorous.?Use Classification:?Kocho & Bull... Getahun et al. 2024
Haliee Gamo Zone Chencha & Kogota Districts Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity Kocho Bulla Morphological:?Not explained.?Agro-ecology:?Mid & low altitude.?Maturity:?Early.?Plant Height:?Smaller.?Use Classification:?Kocho & Bulla (high yield;... Getahun et al. 2024
Halla Wolaita Zone Various (14 Kebeles) Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity Kocho Bulla Fiber Medicine Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Distribution:?Most preferred landrace for overall traits; ranked 1st among landraces.... Asfaw et al. 2024
Halla Wolaita Zone Offa Woreda Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity Kocho Bulla Amicho Fiber Agronomic (Kocho):?Most preferred for Kocho (58 farmers, 37.9%).?Agronomic (Workey/Bulla):?Most preferred for Workey (48 farmers, 31.4%).?Agronomic (B... Shumbulo et al. 2012
Harame Gedeo Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Kocho Bulla Amicho Use:?Pseudostem and corm together used for kocho; pseudostem used for bulla; corm used for amicho. All parts used for soil protection and environmenta... Muanenda et al. 2025
Harame Gedeo Zone Various (7 Kebeles) Genetic Resources & Diversity / Ethnobotany Kocho Bulla Amicho Food Morphological:?Light green pseudostem color; narrow leaf width; medium plant vigor.?Agronomic:?Early maturing; medium yield per plant.?Food Preference... Adem & Kibatu 2020
Haranbo Gamo Zone Chencha & Kogota Districts Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity Kocho Bulla Morphological:?Not explained.?Agro-ecology:?Mid & low altitude.?Maturity:?Early.?Plant Height:?Smaller.?Use Classification:?Kocho & Bulla (high yield;... Getahun et al. 2024
Hayiwogna Silte Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Medicine Amicho Medicine Medicinal:?Amicho with yoghurt to expel swells and any spiny materials from human body (N=48).?Use:?Used for medicinal purposes. Dilebo et al. 2023
Hayiwona Central Ethiopia Various Food Science & Fermentation / Biochemistry & Nutrition Fiber Nutritional:?Moisture 62.02%, ash 1.20%, protein 2.10%, fat 0.73% (highest), fiber 2.71%, carbohydrates 93.26%, energy 387.97 kcal/100g (highest).?Min... Dilebo & Zewdu 2025
Hayiwona Central Ethiopia Various Food Science & Fermentation / Biochemistry & Nutrition Fiber Nutritional:?Protein 1.94% (highest), fat 0.63% (highest), fiber 0.93%.?Mineral:?Good mineral content, particularly Ca and Fe.?Anti-nutritional:?Low a... Dilebo 2025
Hayiwona Hadiya Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Medicine Amicho Medicine Medicinal:?Amicho with yoghurt to remove spines and swells with pus from the human body, and to initiate milk production in human and cattle (N=45).?U... Dilebo et al. 2023
Haywona Hadiya Zone Anlemo District Bulla Medicine Morphological:?Identified by morphological characteristics.?Distribution:?Present in multiple kebeles.?Medicinal:?Used for medicinal value (ranked 3rd... Temesgen Erebo (2023)
Hella Kembata-Tembaro Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Fiber Fiber Fiber:?Selected for strong and long fiber in Kembata-Tembaro Zone (N=38).?Use:?Used for fiber production. Dilebo et al. 2023
Hella Kembata-Tembaro Zone Angacha District Genetic Resources & Diversity / Ethnobotany Kocho Fiber Availability:?10.2%.?Shannon Index:?0.04.?Suitability:?Kocho, fiber. Mulachew 2015
Henuwa Kembata-Tembaro Zone Angacha District Genetic Resources & Diversity / Ethnobotany Kocho Bulla Availability:?4.3%.?Shannon Index:?0.01.?Suitability:?Kocho, Bulla. Mulachew 2015
Herbegoncho Sidama Zone Hula District Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity Food Morphological:?Name derived from place of origin (from nearby woreda or zones).?Distribution:?Rare.?Use:?Used for food production.?Key Finding:?Rare l... Egziabher et al. 2020
Hiniba Central Ethiopia Various Food Science & Fermentation / Biochemistry & Nutrition Fiber Nutritional:?Moisture 64.20%, ash 1.21%, protein 1.93%, fat 0.28%, fiber 2.25%, carbohydrates 94.34%, energy 387.63 kcal/100g.?Mineral:?Ca 90.93 mg/10... Dilebo & Zewdu 2025
Hiniba Central Ethiopia Various Food Science & Fermentation / Biochemistry & Nutrition Fiber Nutritional:?Protein 1.33%, fat 0.19%, fiber 0.46% (lowest), carbohydrates 97.16%.?Mineral:?Moderate mineral content.?Anti-nutritional:?Low anti-nutri... Dilebo 2025