📋 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
Badadiya Dawuro Zone Mareka District Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Medicine Bulla Medicine Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Medicinal:?Used to repair and soften the broken body (bone) and initiate milk product... Tekalign 2021
Badedet 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
Bado Sheka Zone Anderacha Woreda Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Kocho Bulla Agronomic:?Etino/Bulla content low; Kocho yield low.?Use:?Processing type. Haile et al. 2022
Bala Wolaita Zone Offa Woreda Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity Amicho Agronomic:?Not listed in Table 1.?Amicho:?Selected for Amicho (3 farmers, 2.2%). Shumbulo et al. 2012
Baraadi-bosso Sheka Zone Anderacha Woreda Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Kocho Bulla Agronomic:?Kocho quality very good; Kocho color white; Etino/Bulla content high; sucker regeneration medium.?Use:?Processing type; named after place o... Haile et al. 2022
Barasho Sheka Zone Anderacha Woreda Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Kocho Bulla Morphological:?Robust pseudostem aspect; large corm size.?Agronomic:?Kocho yield high (Aa'i-Barasho, Chela-Barasho); Kocho color white; Etino/Bulla co... Haile et al. 2022
Bazeriye 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
Bedededa Hadiya Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Medicine Amicho Fiber Medicine Medicinal:?Amicho to initiate milk production in cattle (N=35).?Fiber:?Selected for strong and long fiber in Hadiya Zone (N=36).?Use:?Used for medicin... Dilebo et al. 2023
Bededet Silte Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Fiber Fiber Fiber:?Selected for strong and long fiber in Silte Zone (N=50).?Use:?Used for fiber production. Dilebo et al. 2023
Bededet Gurage Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Fiber Fiber Fiber:?Selected for strong and long fiber in Gurage Zone (N=48).?Use:?Used for fiber production. Dilebo et al. 2023
Bejo 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
Beneja Hadiya Zone Anlemo District Amicho Morphological:?Classified as female (menticho) - less vigorous, early maturing, sweet tuber, easy to harvest.?Distribution:?Present in multiple kebele... Temesgen Erebo (2023)
Bequcho Hadiya Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Fiber Fiber Fiber:?Selected for strong and long fiber in Hadiya Zone (N=39).?Use:?Used for fiber production. Dilebo et al. 2023
Beshera Gamo Zone Chencha & Kogota Districts Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity Kocho Amicho Morphological:?Sweet and soft corm when boiled.?Agro-ecology:?High altitude.?Maturity:?Early.?Plant Height:?Smaller.?Use Classification:?Kocho & Amich... Getahun et al. 2024
Bezeria Gurage Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Amicho Amicho Amicho:?Selected for Amicho in Gurage Zone (N=36).?Use:?Used for Amicho (boiled corm) consumption. Dilebo et al. 2023
Bifebela Kembata-Tembaro Zone Angacha District Genetic Resources & Diversity / Ethnobotany Kocho Availability:?0.5%.?Shannon Index:?0.0030.?Suitability:?Kocho. Mulachew 2015
Birra 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
Bishato Kembata-Tembaro Zone Angacha District Genetic Resources & Diversity / Ethnobotany Kocho Availability:?2.1%.?Shannon Index:?0.01.?Suitability:?Kocho. Mulachew 2015
Bodha Gamo Zone Chencha & Kogota Districts Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity Kocho Amicho Morphological:?Sweet and soft corm when boiled; bigger corm.?Agro-ecology:?High altitude.?Maturity:?Late.?Plant Height:?Vigorous.?Use Classification:?... Getahun et al. 2024
Bolkacho Kembata-Tembaro Zone Angacha District Genetic Resources & Diversity / Ethnobotany Kocho Availability:?0.5%.?Shannon Index:?0.0030.?Suitability:?Kocho. Mulachew 2015