As the United Nations declared 2014 the “International Year of Family Farming”, be-troplive’s annual symposium focused on animal biodiversity and family farming. Be-troplive is a Belgian platform of knowledge and exchange of information regarding various aspects of animal health and production in the South, coordinated by ITM.

The “Animal biodiversity and family farming: facts from the field” symposium took place in Athat- the Haute Ecole Provinciale du Hainaut (Condorcet).