📋 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
Ado derasi Gurage Zone Central Ethiopia Plant Physiology / Genetic Resources & Diversity Food Morphological:?Plant height 420-740 cm. Leaf number 4-8. Leaf area 11025-27048 cm?. Stomatal conductance 41.9-109.6 mmol/m?/s.?Agronomic:?Good for foo... Chase et al. 2025
Adoo Guji Zone Adola Rede District Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Bulla Morphological:?Contains white spot at the back of the leaves. Name derived from color (Sidama origin).?Agronomic:?Preferred for bulla production.?Use:... Mengesha et al. 2022
Agade Hadiya Zone Anlemo District Kocho Bulla Amicho Food Morphological:?Identified by morphological characteristics. Vigorous plant with good yield potential.?Distribution:?Highly frequent and widely distrib... Temesgen Erebo (2023)
Agade Central Ethiopia Various Food Science & Fermentation / Biochemistry & Nutrition Fiber Nutritional:?Moisture 61.21%, ash 1.22%, protein 1.75%, fat 0.33%, fiber 2.79%, carbohydrates 93.93%, energy 385.69 kcal/100g.?Mineral:?Ca 90.26 mg/10... Dilebo & Zewdu 2025
Agade Central Ethiopia Various Food Science & Fermentation / Biochemistry & Nutrition Fiber Nutritional:?Protein 0.72%, fat 0.14%, fiber 0.70%, carbohydrates 96.80%.?Mineral:?Ca 59.25?76.46 mg/100g, K 83.54?129.61 mg/100g, Fe 3.62?5.52 mg/100... Dilebo 2025
Agade Gurage Zone Gumer, Enor, Cheha, Ezhe Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Medicine Medicine Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Distribution:?Medium distribution across study woredas.?Agroecology:?Adapted to highl... Negassa et al. 2025
Agade 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.?Distribution:?Most abundant landrace in Cheha District; most dominant landrace in Ezh... Jarso et al. 2023
Agade Hadiya Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Medicine Amicho Fiber Medicine Medicinal:?Amicho with yoghurt to cure bone fracture (N=38).?Fiber:?Selected for strong and long fiber in Hadiya Zone (N=35).?Use:?Used for medicinal ... Dilebo et al. 2023
Agade Silte Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Medicine Amicho Medicine Medicinal:?Amicho with milk to cure bone problems of human and cattle (N=47).?Use:?Used for medicinal purposes. Dilebo et al. 2023
Agade Gurage Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Fiber Fiber Fiber:?Selected for strong and long fiber in Gurage Zone (N=35).?Use:?Used for fiber production. Dilebo et al. 2023
Agana Sidama Zone Hula District Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity Food Morphological:?Name derived from moon (implying looks like moon) and also place of origin (from nearby woreda or zones).?Distribution:?Rare.?Use:?Used... Egziabher et al. 2020
Agede Kembata-Tembaro Zone Angacha District Genetic Resources & Diversity / Ethnobotany Kocho Availability:?0.5%.?Shannon Index:?0.0059.?Suitability:?Kocho. Mulachew 2015
Agena Gedeo Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Kocho Use:?Used for traditional starter culture (gamama) for kocho fermentation. Muanenda et al. 2025
Agena Gedeo Zone Various (7 Kebeles) Genetic Resources & Diversity / Ethnobotany Kocho Bulla Amicho Food Morphological:?Deep brown pseudostem color; narrow leaf width; medium plant vigor.?Agronomic:?Late maturing; medium yield per plant.?Food Preference:?... Adem & Kibatu 2020
Agene Kembata-Tembaro Zone Angacha District Genetic Resources & Diversity / Ethnobotany Kocho Bulla Amicho Medicine Food Availability:?7.5%.?Shannon Index:?0.01.?Suitability:?Kocho, Medicine, Amicho, Bulla.?Key Finding:?Used for medicinal purposes in addition to food. Mulachew 2015
Ageno 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
Agina Wolaita Zone Various (14 Kebeles) Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity Amicho Food Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Agronomic:?Preferred for Amicho use.?Use:?Food production, especially Amicho (boiled ... Asfaw et al. 2024
Aguntha Dawuro Zone Mareka District Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Medicine Medicinal:?Used to join the broken body (bone), for lung disease and cough, to harden the damaged organ.?Preparation:?The corm is boiled and eaten wit... Feleke & Tekalign 2022
Aguntha Dawuro Zone Mareka District Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Medicine Medicine Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Medicinal:?Used to join the broken body (bone), for lung disease and cough, to harden... Feleke & Tekalign 2022
Aguntha Dawuro Zone Mareka District Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Medicine Medicine Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Medicinal:?Used to join the broken body (bone), for lung disease and cough, to harden... Tekalign 2021