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the terra madre network the gardenS project have been essential in developing awareness of Slow food across the continent. Before Terra Madre 2004, Africa had just two convivia, in South Africa, and three Presidia, in Madagascar and Morocco. Terra Madre has generated new energy, leadingto the creation of new convivia, and giving food communities the task of spreading the Slow Food philosophy, which otherwise would have struggled to take root. With the African food gardens, Slow Food and Terra Madre have had even greater success. Today, Slow Food in Africa counts:39 2171 631100 CONVIVIA IN 25 COUNTRIES35 PRESIDIA IN 15 COUNTRIES364 FOOD COMMUNITIES IN 38 COUNTRIES 118 ARK PRODUCTS IN 29 COUNTRIES 1116 GARDENS IN 27 COUNTRIES3281169 41511858 748481976 184318and... 45 chefS in a network working to reclaim dignity for African gastronomy and local products, 2 earth marketS where producers candisplay, communicate and sell their products and two Slow food youth network groupS working actively to further raise the profile of vital issues. In Africa, Slow Food and Terra Madre now involve 60,000 people—members, chefs, producers, youth—working to bring about a transformation of the current food system.11071927104641137