Lentil
In SSA, Ethiopia is the biggest producer. About 41% of Ethiopian production is consumed by growers and 39% is sold. An export ban since 2008 limits opportunities for trade (FAO 2015).
CURRENT USES
| Non-market | Domestic market | Export market | ||||
| Subsistence | Fuelwood | Fodder | Food/food processing | Feed | Alcohol | |
| X | X | |||||
IMPORTANT TRAITS NEEDED TO MEET ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSES AND END USES
| Societal | Resistance to environmental stresses | End uses | ||
| Nutrition and health | Biotic | Abiotic | Market | Non-market |
| Cooking time, protein | Wilt, root rot,
Stemphylium blight |
Drought (early maturity) | Yield | |
