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Foreword

Introduction

Description of Enset and Systems

Ecology and Environment

History

Uses

Agronomy and Production Management

Harvesting and Processing

Livestock

Gender Issues

Enset Farming Systems: Three Case Studies

Food Security and Sustainability

Future Prospects

Photo Plates:
Plates 1-4
Plate 5 series
Plate 6 series
Plates 7-9

References
About the Authors
Acknowledgements

  
 

Plates 1-4

Plate 1. Enset plants surround the house providing shsade, security, and a close-by food supply.
[zoom]		 Plate 2. Wide spacing between nearly mature enset plants in this woman farmer's field. The distance between plants is being measured by Ethiopian scientists.
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Plate 3. Enset as a staple crop in Sidama. Notice that enset is grown close to the home, while cattle graze outside the enset area, which are sometimes fenced to keep them out.
[zoom] 		Plate 4. Enset and annual cereal crops are mixed in this system of wealthier households in one area in Hadiya. Notice the planting on slopes and the hedge fencing between crops to restrict livestock.
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[Plates 1-4] [Plate 5 series] [Plate 6 series] [Plates 7-9]

Photo Credits:
Assefa Amaldegan (Plate 5d)
Steven Brandt (Plates 3, 5b, 5f, 9)
Clifton Hiebsch (Plates 5c, 6a, 6b, 6c, 6e, 6f, 6h, 6j, 8)
Anita Spring (Plates 1, 2, 4, 5a, 5e, 5g, 5h, 6d, 6g, 6i, 6k, 6l, 7)

  
   
     
   
 

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