Agriculture in Ethiopia

Abstract

It was suggested that experiments be carried out with cinchona (for quinine salts), curraway seed (carum copicum; amhara HECC) for extraction of thymol, derris root, stramonium a universal weed in Africa, khat (catha edulis) and areca nut; cariander, ginger (grow wild), numeg, pepper etc. Kosso tree (Hagenia anthelmintica) should be explored. At Amani Institute in Tangazika these plants could be studied with tea, rubber and cotton.