Apr 17, 2026 INIA Remehue The initiative organized by INIA with support from FIA, the municipality, and other local institutions and organizations, highlighted the role of women in local agri-food systems. Within the framework of the commemoration of Chilean Cuisine Day, which is celebrated on April 15, the event “Guardians of Nutritional Density: Innovation in Chiloé's Heritage Foods” was held in the commune of Castro in Chiloé. The initiative was promoted by the Ministry of Agriculture through the Agricultural Research Institute (INIA) and the Foundation for Agrarian Innovation (FIA), in collaboration with the Illustrious Municipality of Castro, CEDUC UCN Chiloé, Castro Polytechnic High School, and the La Melga Slow Food Chiloé group. María Eugenia Martínez, a researcher from INIA Butalcura, explained that “this activity arises as a response to the need to recognize, make visible, and project the local knowledge linked to heritage foods, in a context where food faces challenges ...