'Seed Keepers' watch over Chile's native potatoes - La Prensa Latina Media

By María M.Mur Chiloé, Chile, Mar 12 (EFE).- Before the arrival of the Spaniards, experts estimate that there were thousands of varieties of potatoes in Chiloé, an archipelago off the coast of southern Chile, about 250 of which have survived thanks to generations of “seed keepers.” “In Chile and around the world, rural women have …

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