Asociación Qachuu Aloom "Madre Tierra"
Food & FarmingMaya Achi' Women Keep 50 Seed Varieties in a Rabinal Seed House
After a civil war and a flood of hybrid seed wiped out their own, Maya Achi' women in Baja Verapaz started over with 20 families and now guard heirloom corn, amaranth and beans in earthenware jars.
617familiesMember families in Baja Verapaz
50varieties (more than)Seed varieties managed