Slow Food which is a global, grassroots organization, founded in 1989 to prevent the disappearance of local food cultures and traditions it began to work in Chiapas, with the launch of the milpa system Presidium that aims to increase the availability of agroecologically grown corn and strengthen the production chain of tostadas, making visible the role and knowledge of women and raising awareness to society about the importance of supporting these processes. One of the main activities has been the creation, in the municipality of Mitontic, of a group of seed guardians and a seed bank for the conservation of local varieties of corn, promoting their consumption and processing.
In Chiapas, the project focuses on two different geographical areas: On the first, the production and sale of corn tostadas represent an activity that contributes to the conservation of biocultural heritage, among the improvements that were identified in the process of making tostadas are the making of different flavors, changes in the techniques for better transportation, the incorporation of eco-technologies, and construction of the Casa de Barro in Teopisca.
I think
this project is important because the corn is one of the most important elements of our culture, the women strengthened their productive capacities and acquired
awareness about the consumption and production of good, clean, and healthy food
through training and technical.
Post by Diana Gonzalez
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