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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

  
 

Plate 6 Series

Plate 7. Enset research trial at Areka Research Station. Note that thus far there have not been any trials carried out by farmers on their own lands.
[zoom]		 Plate 8. Man incorporating manure and preparing the land for enset cultivation using an iron pointed hoe. Notice the two stages of enset plants in the background, the smallest being one to two year old suckers, and the larger ones being three to four year old transplants.
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Plate 9. Lalibela, northern Ethiopia. Enset grows in the garden of a household. Enset is not processed for food, but instead the leaves are used to wrap bread for baking.
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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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