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Article History

Received: 13 February 2025

Accepted: 28 March 2025

First Online: 24 April 2025

Declarations

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: Prior to data collection, permission letters were obtained from the Department of Plant Biology and Biodiversity Management, the Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute, and the Agriculture and Administration Offices of Kalu and Tehuledere districts. Consent was also obtained from district officers, Kebele leaders, and agricultural development agents. Informed oral consent was secured from each respondent after explaining the research objectives, underlining that the findings would be used for academic purposes. Data were collected only after voluntary consent was unequivocally granted. At the end of the interview, the participants signed a declaration of consent, and the researchers published the data according to the principle of prior consent.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.