Table 2.
Crop parts (A for red), crop parts (B for amber) and crop residues (C for red), and recycled stuff (D for red) gathered and consumed under the traffic light metaphor in Konso, Ethiopia
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A) Crop parts gathered and consumed under the red light metaphor | ||||
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| No. | Crop | Scientific name | Part(s) | Remarks |
| 1 |
Coffee (Punita) |
Coffea arabica L. |
Leaves (hasha) |
If drunk alone frequently; normally used mixed with other food items |
| 2 |
Hidhana |
Dioscorea sp. (Dioscoreaceae) |
Leaves |
|
| 3 |
Hohe/Aylenata |
Semi-wild bean type |
Leaves |
|
| 4 |
Husks |
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| 5 |
Irish potato (Tinisha) |
Solanum tuberosum L. |
Leaves |
Cooked and eaten |
| 6 |
Khat (Timahata) |
Catha edulis (Vahl) Forssk. ex Endl. |
Leaves (including old ones) |
When ingested instead of being chewed or sold |
| 7 |
Moringa (Shalaqayta/Midha) |
Moringa stenopetala (Bak.) Cuf. |
Leaves |
Normally consumed mixed with other food items (green light), but it gives diarrhea if eaten alone frequently (red light) |
| 8 |
Pepper (Parpara) |
Capsicum frutescens L. |
Leaves |
|
| 9 |
Pumpkin (Potata) |
Cucurbita pepo L. |
Leaves |
Normally only fruits are eaten |
| 10 |
Sweet potato (Dhedhero) |
Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. |
Leaves |
Cooked and eaten |
| 11 |
Taro (Kansata) |
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott. |
Leaves |
|
| 12 |
Stem (Longa) |
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| 13 |
Tomato (Gnagna) |
Solanum lycopersicum L. |
Leaves |
Eaten as cabbage |
| 14 |
Banana (Muzita) |
Musa paradisiacal L. |
Fruit (immature) |
Eaten boiled |
| 15 |
Corm |
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| 16 |
Papaya (Papaye) |
Carica papaya L. |
Fruit (immature) |
Eaten boiled |
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B) Crop parts gathered and consumed under the amber light metaphor | ||||
| 17 |
Cassava (Moko) |
Manihot esculenta Crantz |
Leaves |
Boiled to remove |
| 18 |
Root sheath |
harmful/side effects of its consumption |
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| 19 |
Shuqata |
Vigna sp. (Fabaceae) |
Leaves |
|
| 20 |
Haricot beans |
Phaseolus sp. (Fabaceae) |
Seeds/beans (defective)/tocha) |
If eaten mixed with other food items it shows amber light |
| 21 |
Enset/false banana (Dhubana) |
Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman |
Corm (immature) |
Eaten boiled |
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C) Crop residues/left-over consumed under the red light metaphor | ||||
| 1 |
Haricot beans |
Phaseolus sp. (Fabaceae) |
Seed/beans (defective)/Tocha |
Eaten alone |
| 2 |
Pods (empty)/Qofalla |
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| 3 |
Barley |
Hordeum vulgare L. |
Husks/bran |
Locally called tata porta |
| 4 |
Maize |
Zea mays L. |
Husks |
Boiled with coffee leaves and eaten |
| 5 |
Tassels (Fita) |
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| 6 |
Finger millet |
Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn. |
Bran (Ukkasha) |
Normally, used as labor payment/gift for destitute; when started to be consumed by better off households then the light is turned on red |
| 7 |
Sorghum |
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench |
Bran (Ukkasha) |
|
| 8 |
Dhohotota |
Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp. |
Pods (empty) |
Boiled/cooked |
| 9 |
Lukluka |
Assorted |
Powdery left-overs |
Boiled/cooked |
| 10 |
Cotton (kulma putota) |
Gossypium hirsutum L. |
Seeds |
Boiled for drink |
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D) Recycled stuff consumed under the red light metaphor | ||||
| 11 | Tata | Different types (mainly sorghum or maize) | Local drink residue | Recycled for local beer/gin |
Within a section of the table, crop species are grouped based on crop part eaten and subsequently listed in alphabetical order of the trivial name.