Cultivation Trial of Various Vegetables in Gambella　istrict, Ethiopia

A study to obtain information on the potential of cultivating various vegetables on a site in the Gambella district of Ethiopia was undertaken in 1987. The results indicate indicate that the vegetable crops studied (6 fruit vegetables, 5 beans, 8 leafy vegetables and 10 root vegetables) could divided into four groups according to their suitability in the district as follows. 1: Very suitable and promising-tomatoes (cvs. 'uC204-Select', 'Money Maker', 'Roma', 'Peto 94-C'), hot pepper, egg plant, water melon, beans (mung bean, cowpea, groundnut, pole bean), kale Chinese cabbage, taro, yam and sweet potato. 2: Suitable for growing, but not appreciated by the locals-cucumber and cassava. 3: Possible to grow, but cropping system should be carefully planned-melon, Swiss chard, cabbage, carrot, radish, Japanese radish, and beetroot. 4: Very diffcult to grow in the this area-lettuce, spinach, pea, broccoli, cauliflower, onion and turnip. General comments and expectations were also made for the future development of vegetable crop production in the area.