The Slow Food Presidia projects help artisan food producers and farmers all over the world to safeguard their food and agricultural heritage.

The clubs create a space for everyone to become an agent of change – and are thus a vital means of working toward #ZeroHunger and achieving the 2030 Agenda.

As 30 years of FFS success shows, there are clear global benefits to empowering producers at the local level.

FAO tapped into assistance from the Italian Development Cooperation to provide Sonia with spices, a grinder and lessons in business management.

FAO & the Department of International Development are keen to improve the rural families’ production capacity by providing sustainable access to inputs, besides creating rural employment opportunities that target the most vulnerable.