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ECUADOR, 2025. Martha, the first woman president of UNORCAC
08 July 2025. Calera, Ecuador. Martha Tuquerres, the first woman president of UNORCAC (Union of Peasant and Indigenous Organizations of Cotacachi), puts on her necklaces and traditional clothing at her home.
07/08/2025
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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.