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Mieso District is a specific administrative region located within the country of Ethiopia, as established by its geographic coordinates and proximity to Addis Ababa in [1] and [2]. Ethnobotanical studies conducted in Mieso District provide data on wild plant species and cultural practices that are compared against broader trends across Ethiopia in [3], [4], and [5].
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The traditional use of wild edible plants in pastoral and agro ... link.springer.com 12 facts
measurementMieso District is situated 300 km southeast of Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia.
measurementIn Mieso District, Ethiopia, wild edible plants are utilized for multiple purposes including fodder (23 species), fuel (21 species), medicine (13 species), construction (10 species), cosmetics (4 species), bee keeping (2 species), and other uses such as detergent substitutes, fencing, cleaning teeth, and shade (1 species each).
claimThe rural population of the Mieso District in Ethiopia is highly dependent on wild edible plant resources.
claimWild edible plants in the Mieso District of Ethiopia are threatened by deforestation and agricultural expansion, while the associated indigenous knowledge is disappearing due to oral-based transmission.
claimThe high overlap of wild edible plant resources between the Mieso District and both semiarid Ethiopia and the Hamer and Konso Communities is likely due to similar cultural structures and geographic similarities.
claimThe people in Mieso District, eastern Ethiopia, use wild plants as supplementary food to cultivated crops, as famine food, and for day-to-day human consumption.
measurementThe wild edible plants and their uses documented in the Mieso District show the highest overlap with studies from the Hamer and Konso Communities (17 species), followed by semiarid Ethiopia (15 taxa), Chilga District (10 taxa), Chelia District (9 taxa), Yilmana Densa and Quarit Districts (9 taxa), Yilmana Densa and Quarit Districts (8 taxa), Berek Natural Forest (7 taxa), and Bullen District (6 taxa).
claimThe article 'The traditional use of wild edible plants in pastoral and agro-pastoral communities of Mieso District, eastern Ethiopia' is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
measurementThe Mieso District in eastern Ethiopia is located between 40° 9″ 30′ E and 40° 56″ 44′ E longitude and 8° 48″ 12′ N and 9° 19″ 52′ N latitude, with elevations ranging from 900 to 1600 meters above sea level.
claimThe cultural uses of wild edible plants in the Mieso District overlap with uses in other parts of Ethiopia, indicating similarities in ethnobotanical knowledge and application across these regions.
claimThe overuse of plants for multiple purposes, including fodder, medicinal, and edible uses, is a contributing factor to the rarity of certain wild edible plants in the Mieso District of Ethiopia.
measurementThe number of wild edible plant species documented in the Mieso District (41 species) is higher than those reported in similar ethnobotanical studies in Ethiopia, including Berek Natural Forest (34), Kefira market (22), Chilga District (33), Quara District (36), Kara and Kwego (38), and Yilmana Densa and Quarit Districts (32).
Assessment of the nutritional value of a wild edible plant Scorzonera ... discovery.researcher.life 2 facts
measurementThe primary threats to wild plants in Mieso District, Ethiopia, are deforestation (54%), drought (22%), and agricultural expansion (12%).
measurementAn ethnobotanical study conducted in Mieso District, Ethiopia, between March 2021 and May 2022, documented 41 wild edible plant species belonging to 33 genera and 21 families.