I acknowledge the efforts to include provisions in trade agreements that take into account women and indigenous people. I think that the goal is commendable. However, we must ask whether indigenous organizations and women's organizations in Ecuador really want to be integrated into international trade. If we want to try to integrate them into international trade, we should ask them whether they want this.
According to the political and economic agendas of these organizations, they don't want to move in the direction of free trade at the moment. Instead, they want to strive for food sovereignty. They want to be able to maintain more environmentally friendly agro‑ecological farmer production. This would enable local communities to retain control over what they eat.