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Enset (Ensete Ventricosum) Production in Ethiopia: Its Nutritional and Socio-Cultural Values

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  • Tadessa Daba
  • Masayoshi Shigeta

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Enset is a perennial root crop indigenous to Ethiopia cultivated dominantly in the south and southwestern highlands. There are several enset varieties or clones mainly produced for their starch from the pseudostem while some are exclusively cultivated for their corm. Kocho, bulla, and corm (amicho) are the main food products of enset. We studied the nutritional, socio-economic, and cultural values of this crop. The corm (Neqaqa) was found to be more nutritious than bulla (Gena) except in starch and zinc contents. Enset is rich in starch but low in protein composition hence, dietary protein source is mandatory. It plays great role in the food security of the country and a staple food for significant Ethiopian population. It has several environmental, nutritional, and socio-cultural importance however its cultivation is under disease challenges. Continuous research effort is required to improve the production of enset and its food products and fiber processing.

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  • Tadessa Daba & Masayoshi Shigeta, 2016. "Enset (Ensete Ventricosum) Production in Ethiopia: Its Nutritional and Socio-Cultural Values," Agriculture and Food Sciences Research, Asian Online Journal Publishing Group, vol. 3(2), pages 66-74.
    • Handle: RePEc:aoj:agafsr:v:3:y:2016:i:2:p:66-74:id:166
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    1. Tafese Bosha & Christine Lambert & Simon Riedel & Aberra Melesse & Hans K. Biesalski, 2019. "Dietary Diversity and Anthropometric Status of Mother–Child Pairs from Enset (False Banana) Staple Areas: A Panel Evidence from Southern Ethiopia," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(12), pages 1-15, June.
    2. Tafese Bosha & Christine Lambert & Simon Riedel & Ute Gola & Aberra Melesse & Hans K. Biesalski, 2019. "Validation of the CIMI-Ethiopia Program and Seasonal Variation in Maternal Nutrient Intake in Enset (False Banana) Growing Areas of Southern Ethiopia," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(16), pages 1-13, August.
    3. Gezahagn Kudama & Tadesse Tolera & Lemane Gebeyehu, 2022. "Good farm practices and improved processing technology of enset for sustainable hunger solution in Ethiopia," Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Springer, vol. 11(1), pages 1-20, December.

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