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IPON Research Network

Guatemala

Guatemalan partners have joined in 2025, and they aim to collaborate with the Maya Achí people located in the Rabinal area, specifically in the Xesiguán Indigenous community.

Map of Guatemala

Country Context

Food Systems Characteristics

Traditional food is based on the milpa system (corn, beans and squash), edible plants and other vegetables.

Climate & Environmental Stress

Drought, intense rainfall, rising temperatures, changes in precipitation pattern, flooding, increase in pests and new species that disrupt ecosystems.

Social Stress

Increase in prices, lack of proper infrastructure, waste management, aftermath of political and historical processes

Key Collaborators

Asociación de Comités de Producción Comunitaria (ACPC)