S. Agnes Lee Home Page Welcome to S. Agnes Lee's Home Page University of Colorado at Denver . The Sidamo and other peoples of the Ensete Culture Area practice an agro-pastoral economy that may have historically been sustainable. The past success of these farming systems was partially due to the unique crop they produce, Enset ventricosum , which is only produced as a food crop in Ethiopia. Nevertheless, continuous Enset production may be dependent on livestock production.
Livestock have numerous and important roles within agro-pastoral economies.
It is for this reason that my research and that of J. Terrence McCabe is focused on livestock production within the Ensete Culture Area. My data indicates that Enset size is significantly correlated with the size of livestock holdings. This is primarily due to the use of manure as a fertilizer. Livestock also contribute directly and indirectly to Enset production via their dietary, economic, political, and socio-cultural roles. For more information about Enset and the peoples of the Enset Culture Area, J. Terrence McCabe and others in the Enset Project have papers on the AAAS Webpage.