The Presidia sustain quality production at risk of extinction, protect unique regions
and ecosystems, recover traditional processing methods, safeguard native breeds and local plant varieties.
The Presidia directly involve producers, offer technical assistance to improve production quality, organize exchanges among different countries, provide new market outlets (both locally and internationally).
There are approximately 200 Presidia in Italy, protecting the most various products: from Burlina Cow to Garfagnana Potato Bread. With more than 120 International Presidia, Slow Food protects biodiversity in the whole world: from Rimbas Black Pepper in Malaysia, to Mananara Vanilla in Madagascar.
Search for International Presidia:
La Fondazione - slow food per la biodiversità - ONLUS
