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ECUADOR, 2025. María is the coordinator of the Chakras Andinas SIPAM project
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ECUADOR, 2025. Magdalena is a Kichwa farmer
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ECUADOR, 2025. María is the coordinator of the Chakras Andinas SIPAM project
07 July 2025. Cumbas, Ecuador. María Piñan, coordinator of the Chakra Andina project, poses for a portrait in the Magdalena Laine´s house. She is a women’s leader and a member of UNORCAC (Unión de Organizaciones Campesinas e Indígenas de Cotacachi).
07/07/2025
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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.