The Role of Women in Enset Value Chain the Cause of Dawuro Zone, Snnprs, Ethiopia

Abstract

In Dawuro zone Enset were produced in 184 kebele and 141,188 household consume used it as main food source. Annually 843,904, 05 quintal kocho and bulla on average from 42,194 ha of Enset farming land produced and the average volume of kocho and bulla produced per ha is 2000.06 quintal. In the zone 80 varieties of local Enset cultivars and out of this 44 cultivars grouped in to male Enset type and 36 are female Enset type based on their kocho, bulla and fiber productivity and quality. While the area potential is not known it may needs intervention on Enset varieties classification on its kocho, bulla and fiber qualities and its importance on family food self-sustainability level related with short period harvesting varieties.  To these end 315 sample Enset producers, non-producers and different level traders identified from 30 kebele of three woredas. Based on the finding the area potential is affected by family size, education level, source of income, volume of bulla and kocho produced from single Enset, market center distance, extension access, land size, significantly at 1% and choice of staple food plant at 10% respectively

Keywords: Enset, area potential, kocho, bulla, fiber and Enset verities classification