📋 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
Ala-gena Wolaita Zone Various (14 Kebeles) Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity Kocho Bulla Fiber Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Distribution:?Highly preferred landrace; ranked 10th overall.?Agronomic:?Preferred fo... Asfaw et al. 2024
Alaticho 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
Amerat SNNPRS Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Food Morphological:?Documented landrace identified through farmers' indigenous knowledge.?Agronomic:?Cultivated as part of enset-based farming system.?Use:... Yemataw et al. 2016
Amerat 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
Amerat Gurage Zone Various Biochemistry & Nutrition Kocho Fiber Food Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Major Use:?Food.?Predominant Character:?Good kocho quality.?Proximate Composition (dr... Nuraga et al. 2019
Ameratiye 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
Amichesho Kembata-Tembaro Zone Angacha District Genetic Resources & Diversity / Ethnobotany Kocho Availability:?0.5%.?Shannon Index:?0.0079.?Suitability:?Kocho. Mulachew 2015
Amiya Dawuro Zone Mareka District Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Kocho Bulla Fiber Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Agronomic:?8th overall ranking (14.75). Good taste (2.50), disease resistance (2.60),... Feleke & Tekalign 2022
Amiya Dawuro Zone Mareka District Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity Kocho Bulla Fiber Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Agronomic:?8th overall ranking (14.75). Good taste (2.50), disease resistance (2.60),... Feleke & Tekalign 2022
Amiya Dawuro Zone Mareka District Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity Kocho Bulla Fiber Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Agronomic:?8th overall ranking (14.75). Good taste (2.50), disease resistance (2.60),... Tekalign 2021
Anash SNNPRS Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Food Morphological:?Identified using morphological characters (pseudostem color, midrib color, leaf characteristics).?Agronomic:?Managed through traditiona... Yemataw et al. 2016
Anchire Central Ethiopia Various Food Science & Fermentation / Biochemistry & Nutrition Fiber Nutritional:?Moisture 66.50% (highest), ash 1.61%, protein 2.28%, fat 0.26%, fiber 4.85%, carbohydrates 91.01%, energy 375.51 kcal/100g.?Mineral:?Ca 1... Dilebo & Zewdu 2025
Anchire Central Ethiopia Various Food Science & Fermentation / Biochemistry & Nutrition Fiber Nutritional:?Protein 1.81% (third highest), fat 0.17%, fiber 0.74%.?Mineral:?Good mineral content.?Anti-nutritional:?Low anti-nutritional factors.?Key... Dilebo 2025
Anje Kerara Kembata-Tembaro Zone Angacha District Genetic Resources & Diversity / Ethnobotany Kocho Bulla Amicho Availability:?0.5%.?Shannon Index:?0.0161.?Suitability:?Kocho, Amicho, Bulla. Mulachew 2015
Ankafiye Gurage Zone Central Ethiopia Plant Physiology / Genetic Resources & Diversity Fiber Morphological:?Good fiber quality. Tall plant (560 cm). Leaf number 8-11. Leaf area 9702-20580 cm?. Stomatal conductance 49.4-157.7 mmol/m?/s.?Drought... Chase et al. 2025
Ankefuye 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
Ankefuye 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
Anko-gena Wolaita Zone Various (14 Kebeles) Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity Kocho Bulla Fiber Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Distribution:?Highly preferred landrace; ranked 4th overall.?Agronomic:?Preferred for... Asfaw et al. 2024
Ankogena Gurage Zone Various (Yefereziye enset conservation site) Genetic Resources & Diversity Food Morphological:?Quantitative characterization showed higher performance.?Agronomic:?Pseudostem height 136.6 cm (highest among tested landraces); Pseudo... Mitiku & Fikre 2024
Ankogena 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