Edessa Sutuma (PhD)Waktole Gemechu2020-11-262023-11-092020-11-262023-11-092019-09-09http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/23631The study was conducted in East Wollega Zone of Oromia Regional National state, in Sasiga District to assess, identify, document and recommend for domestication of wild edible plant species. Data was collected using semi-structured interviews, observation based focus group discussions, and questionnaires with a total of 115 informants, where 15 informants were used as key informants based on their very rich experiences on using wild edible plants and assumed to provide factual information. Descriptive methods of data analyse was employed to analyse gathered information or data on wild edible plant species. A total of 13 wild edible plant species were founded of which edible berries account for 69.23%, leaves and shoots15.38%, root tubers 7.69% and squashes 7.69%. Structurally, trees account for 53.85%,climbers for 23.08%,shrubs for 7.69%and herbs for15.30% of the investigated wild edible plants whereby 69.23% are eaten fresh, the rest 23.08% are cooked and a few of 7.69% are either fermented or used fresh. The abundance of wild edible plants in the study area now day is decreasing and threatened due to their multipurpose use, farm land expansion, over grazing, urbanization, timber production, deforestation, and the like. The oral based indigenous knowledge transfer about wild edible plants in the study area also leading to erosion of indigenous knowledge concerning wild edible plants along with declining of this edible plant species. It was concluded that there was a need to domesticate these wild edible plants for food security, raise public awareness in the community through information exchanges and promote sustainable utilization and conservation of wild edible plant resource, Establishment of forest stands, protection and further research on wild edible plants were recommended as a result of this study.enBerriesSasigaDomesticateEdibleFruitsRootTubers and WildThesis