Table 7 Advantages of sergegna varietal mixtures of teff in Kalu and Tehuledere Districts
Use categories | Use report of each category | Details of use report | Total No. of citations | Total No. of informants | RFC | FL | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Production and productivity | Stable | Use lasts long performs for long period of time | 125 | 162 | 0.77 | 10.27 | 0.77 |
Climate resilience | Drought resistant | Performs under low rainfall | 45 | 162 | 0.28 | 3.70 | 0.43 |
Disease resistant | Not damaged by diseases | 19 | 162 | 0.12 | 1.56 | ||
Tolerates off-season rainfall | Performs under irregular rainfall | 5 | 162 | 0.03 | 0.41 | ||
Food | injera | Leavened thin spongy flat bread | 162 | 162 | 1.00 | 13.31 | 2.78 |
serebat/seteto | Unleavened bread/thinner | 134 | 162 | 0.83 | 11.01 | ||
kita | Unleavened bread/ thicker | 111 | 162 | 0.69 | 9.12 | ||
muk | Gruel | 12 | 162 | 0.07 | 0.99 | ||
anebabero | Two-layered injera | 5 | 162 | 0.03 | 0.41 | ||
genfo | Porridge | 8 | 162 | 0.05 | 0.66 | ||
demiso | Pieces of unleavened bread with sesame | 4 | 162 | 0.02 | 0.33 | ||
Residue | Fodder for domestic animals | Animal feed | 121 | 162 | 0.75 | 9.94 | 1.27 |
Construction | Residue mixed with mud and other materials to reinforce walls, providing structural support | 85 | 162 | 0.52 | 6.98 | ||
Health (nutritional) benefit | Gruel for newborns and delivered mothers | High food value/ restorative | 21 | 162 | 0.13 | 1.73 | 0.60 |
Injury | Healing broken bones/ recovery | 15 | 162 | 0.09 | 1.23 | ||
Injera suitable for the body | Benefits the body | 61 | 162 | 0.38 | 5.01 | ||
Weed control | Crop protection | Management | 145 | 162 | 0.90 | 11.91 | 0.90 |
Seed conservation | Traditional seed-banking | Household seed bank | 6 | 162 | 0.04 | 0.49 | 0.04 |
Generate income | Cash income | Source of money | 119 | 162 | 0.73 | 9.78 | 0.73 |