Indigenous knowledge, use and on-farm management of enset (Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman) diversity in Wolaita, Southern Ethiopia

Table 1 Kebeles under study, their area size, altitude range, resident population size and sample household size

Study eco-sites (altitude range*)	Administrative Woredas^‡	Administrative Kebele^‡	Area (Sq. Km)	Population	Altitude range*	N° of households
Kolla (lowland) < 1,500 m	Damot Woyide	Anka-shashara	33.62	3,180^§	1,360-1,460	25
Kolla (lowland) < 1,500 m	Humbo	Ella-kaballa	24.48	3,499	1,420-1,640	25
	Humbo	Shochora-agodama	5.47	2,789	1,360-1,640	25
Woina-Dega (Midland) 1,500 -2,500 m	Boloso Sore	Afama-amino	22.34	15,619	1,880-2,140	25
	Soddo Zuria	Delbo-atwaro	4.61	5,650	2,120-2,280	25
	Damot Woyide	Mayokote	8.78	5,579^§	1,900-2,120	25
	Damot Gale	Sebaye-korke	3.89	2,995	1,960-2,020	15
Dega (Highland) > 2,500 m	Soddo Zuria	Delbo-wogene	5.05	5,949	2,120-2,940	25
	Duguna Fango	Dugunaoffa-kalacha	8.48	4,124^§	1,800-2,550	25
	Soddo Zuria	Gurumo-koysha	15.23	12,007	1,820-2,780	25
	Damot Gale	Shasha-gale	5.41	3,854	2,100-2,520	15
	Damot Gale	Woshi-gale	6.40	4,607	2,220-2,820	15

Source: ZoDARD, Wolaita; ^§from Woreda Bureau of Agriculture (WBoA) others from SNNPR Livelihood Woreda Reports [28]; ^‡In Ethiopia administration and governance is based on hierarchical units, Kebele is the smallest administrative unit and Woreda is the next upper unit of administration. Our study covered 12 Kebeles from 6 Woredas; *traditionally agro-ecologies are categorized into lowland (<1,500 m), midland (1,500-2,500 m) and highland (>2,500 m) above sea level in Ethiopia [27].

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