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ECUADOR, 2025. Zayra is treasurer of the women’s savings group
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ECUADOR, 2025. View of Andean Chakra, an ancestral agricultural system
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ECUADOR, 2025. Zayra is treasurer of the women’s savings group
09 July 2025. El Cercado, Ecuador. Zayra Marisol Lanchimba, treasurer of the women’s savings group in the community of El Cercado, poses for a portrait with her daughter in their family garden. Their chakra not only provides food but also nurtures values of care, tradition, and connection to the land that are passed down through generations in Cotacachi.
07/09/2025
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Ecuador
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© FAO / Johanna Alarcón
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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.