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ameter.The name,“teff” is derived from the *Amharic “teffa” which translates aslost. Due to its tiny size, teff can easily be lost if dropped!
*Semitic language spoken in North CentralEthiopia
150 teffgrains are equal in size to one kernel of wheat.
Teff is alsocalled lovegrass or bunchgrass. Eragrostis tef (one variety ofteff) is derived from the Greek eros (love)and grostis (grass).
In Ethiopia,teff is grown as forage for cattle and also used in adobeconstruction.
Teff is usedto make home brewed alcohol.
1 pound ofteff can produce up to 1 ton of grain in as little as 12weeks.
3000 grainsof teff weighs only 1 gram.
