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ECUADOR, 2025. Zayra is treasurer of the women’s savings group
ECUADOR, 2025. Harvesting maize
ECUADOR, 2025. Harvesting maize
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ECUADOR, 2025. Zayra is treasurer of the women’s savings group
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ECUADOR, 2025. One of Zayra's hens
ECUADOR, 2025. View of Andean Chakra, an ancestral agricultural system
ECUADOR, 2025. View of Andean Chakra, an ancestral agricultural system
ECUADOR, 2025. Laying hens
ECUADOR, 2025. View of Andean Chakra, an ancestral agricultural system
ECUADOR, 2025. View of Andean Chakra, an ancestral agricultural system
ECUADOR, 2025. Zayra and her daughter feed their pigs
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ECUADOR, 2025. Cotacachi region in Imbabura Province
ECUADOR, 2025. Zayra is treasurer of the women’s savings group
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ECUADOR, 2025. Holding wild blackberries
09 July 2025. El Cercado, Ecuador. Daughter of Zayra Marisol Lanchimba holds a wild blackberry (mora silvestre) in her hands. Wild fruits are part of the traditional diet in Cotacachi and reflect the close relationship that children develop with their natural environment through everyday life in the chakra.
07/09/2025
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Ecuador
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© FAO / Johanna Alarcón
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https://www.fao.org/newsroom/story/secrets-of-the-andean-chakras/en
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Background Information
Kichwa women and their ancestral agricultural knowledge have sustained food security in Ecuador’s highlands for centuries. Their farms, known as chakra, were recognized in 2023 by FAO as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System (GIAHS). Indigenous women like Magdalena are seed guardians, preserving native maize varieties and passing this knowledge to her daughter Verónica.
Climate change-related droughts, floods and pests threaten this system, but with FAO’s support, organizations like UNORCAC work with Kichwa communities to strengthen resilience through the use and exchange of native seeds.