Assessment of Enset Farming Systems, Production constraints and Breeding primacies in Southwest Ethiopia: Implication for Conservation

• Published in: Research journal of pharmacognosy and phytochemistry Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 18 - 26
• Main Authors: Mulualem, Tewodros, Semman, Neim
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Raipur A&V Publications 01.01.2021
• Subjects: Agriculture; Cloning; Corn; Crops; Drought; Education; Farmers; Farms; Focus groups; Food security; Households; Interviews; Knowledge; Planting; Polls & surveys; Questionnaires; Ethiopia
• ISSN: 0975-2331; 0975-4385
• DOI: 10.5958/0975-4385.2021.00004.2

The diversity and distribution of enset in conventional farming system is determined by environmental condition, domestication processes guided by indigenous knowledge and farmers objectives (Admasu, 2007) Enset production, management and maintenance of on-farm enset diversity is supported by farmers' traditional knowledge and practices (Admasu and Struik, 2002). [...]comprehensive assessment on farmers indigenous knowledge, use, on-farm diversity, farming system, production constraints and farmers' preferred traits on enset is required using a relatively greater number of samples from the diverse growing areas of Southwest Ethiopia through participatory rural appraisal (PRA) tool for breeding and conservation.Cognizant of these facts, this study was designedto assess the present enset farming systems, farmers' preferences, mainproduction constraints and breeding priorities in major enset growing areas of Southwest Ethiopia. [...]two districts namely, Gomma, and Gerafrom Oromia region and three districts Gimbo Decha and Yemfrom Southern region, respectively, were nominated for this study (Figure 1). Questionnaire design, sampling and data collection: A semi-structured questionnaire, transect walks, and field visits (home gardens, cultivated fields), key informants and focus group discussions were used to collect information from selected farmers.