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ECUADOR, 2025. Carmen is a honey producer
06 July 2025. Cotacachi, Ecuador. Carmen Morán (51), from the community of Piava San Pedro, poses for a portrait holding the honey she produces by hand. She is one of the 150 women farmers who take part in the Pachamama Nos Alimenta community fair, where she sells honey, fruits, vegetables, candies, nougat, and propolis.
07/06/2025
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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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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.