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Ricky Echanique is Founder and Chairman at MIKUNA. A fifth generation farmer from Ecuador, and a mean tennis player. (“mean” as in…good at tennis…he’s super nice). After struggling with health and digestive issues throughout his twenties, he began to look into better forms of nutritional healing, and as luck would have it, the answer was right there at his home, in the form of an ancient protein known as Chocho. This powerful lupin has been harvested for thousands of years by Andean farmers, but because it is grown so remotely, it isn’t very well-known. With his deep roots in the agricultural community in Ecuador, Ricky felt confident that he could share Chocho with the world. As he met with local farmers, he was moved by their kindness and hospitality. Supporting and working alongside Chocho farmers quickly became a key part of his mission.
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We hear the word “sustainability” a lot. And while Mikuna appreciates it, they believe that what the world needs is to get better—not stay the same. That’s why regenerative practices are at the heart of everything they do. Chocho (pronounced ‘cho-cho’) is an ancient lupin that’s been cultivated by indigenous farmers for thousands of years. It grows in the Andes mountains at an elevation of 11,000-14,000 feet. It’s drought-tolerant and survives on rainwater alone.