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ECUADOR, 2025. Rodrigo Pacheco, FAO Goodwill Ambassador

10 July 2025. Cotacachi, Ecuador. Rodrigo Pacheco, Goodwill Ambassador of FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), poses for a portrait in Cotacachi, Ecuador. As a renowned Ecuadorian chef and advocate for sustainable food systems, Pacheco promotes the conservation of agrobiodiversity and ancestral culinary knowledge. His work highlights the importance of native ingredients, regenerative agriculture, and the role of Indigenous communities in preserving food heritage and ecosystem health.

07/10/2025

Country or Territory Ecuador

Related URL Related FAO Feature Story: 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.