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1
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Coffee (Punita)
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Coffea arabica L.
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Leaves (hasha)
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If drunk alone frequently; normally used mixed with other food items
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2
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Hidhana
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Dioscorea sp. (Dioscoreaceae)
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Leaves
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3
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Hohe/Aylenata
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Semi-wild bean type
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Leaves
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4
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Husks
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5
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Irish potato (Tinisha)
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Solanum tuberosum L.
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Leaves
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Cooked and eaten
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6
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Khat (Timahata)
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Catha edulis (Vahl) Forssk. ex Endl.
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Leaves (including old ones)
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When ingested instead of being chewed or sold
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7
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Moringa (Shalaqayta/Midha)
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Moringa stenopetala (Bak.) Cuf.
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Leaves
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Normally consumed mixed with other food items (green light), but it gives diarrhea if eaten alone frequently (red light)
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8
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Pepper (Parpara)
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Capsicum frutescens L.
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Leaves
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9
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Pumpkin (Potata)
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Cucurbita pepo L.
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Leaves
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Normally only fruits are eaten
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10
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Sweet potato (Dhedhero)
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Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.
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Leaves
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Cooked and eaten
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11
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Taro (Kansata)
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Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott.
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Leaves
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12
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Stem (Longa)
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13
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Tomato (Gnagna)
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Solanum lycopersicum L.
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Leaves
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Eaten as cabbage
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14
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Banana (Muzita)
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Musa paradisiacal L.
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Fruit (immature)
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Eaten boiled
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15
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Corm
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16
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Papaya (Papaye)
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Carica papaya L.
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Fruit (immature)
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Eaten boiled
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B) Crop parts gathered and consumed under the amber light metaphor
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17
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Cassava (Moko)
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Manihot esculenta Crantz
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Leaves
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Boiled to remove
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18
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Root sheath
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harmful/side effects of its consumption
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19
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Shuqata
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Vigna sp. (Fabaceae)
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Leaves
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20
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Haricot beans
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Phaseolus sp. (Fabaceae)
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Seeds/beans (defective)/tocha)
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If eaten mixed with other food items it shows amber light
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21
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Enset/false banana (Dhubana)
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Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman
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Corm (immature)
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Eaten boiled
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C) Crop residues/left-over consumed under the red light metaphor
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1
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Haricot beans
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Phaseolus sp. (Fabaceae)
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Seed/beans (defective)/Tocha
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Eaten alone
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2
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Pods (empty)/Qofalla
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3
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Barley
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Hordeum vulgare L.
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Husks/bran
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Locally called tata porta
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4
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Maize
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Zea mays L.
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Husks
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Boiled with coffee leaves and eaten
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5
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Tassels (Fita)
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6
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Finger millet
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Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.
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Bran (Ukkasha)
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Normally, used as labor payment/gift for destitute; when started to be consumed by better off households then the light is turned on red
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7
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Sorghum
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Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench
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Bran (Ukkasha)
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8
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Dhohotota
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Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.
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Pods (empty)
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Boiled/cooked
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9
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Lukluka
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Assorted
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Powdery left-overs
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Boiled/cooked
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10
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Cotton (kulma putota)
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Gossypium hirsutum L.
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Seeds
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Boiled for drink
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D) Recycled stuff consumed under the red light metaphor
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11
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Tata
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Different types (mainly sorghum or maize)
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Local drink residue
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Recycled for local beer/gin
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