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ECUADOR, 2025. Farmer Magdalena prepares her produce to take to the community fair

06 July 2025. Cotacachi, Ecuador. Ecuadorian farmer Magdalena Laine carries her products from her home to the vehicle that will take her to sell or trade at the community fair Pachamama Nos Alimenta, which brings together over 150 women farmers and local producers. ©FAO/Johanna Alarcón. Editorial use only. Copyright ©FAO.

07/06/2025

Country or Territory Ecuador

Related URL Related FAO Feature Story: https://www.fao.org/newsroom/story/secrets-of-the-andean-chakras/en

File size 16.31 MB

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Editorial use only. Photo credit must be given. For further information contact: Photo-Library@fao.org

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.