ATF topics
Each year, ATF organises events on a specific theme.
This page serves as a comprehensive resource where you can explore these themes in depth.
Topic 2024 : “Livestock are more than food“
- 3th one-day symposium of the ATF and EAAP Commission on Livestock Farming Systems (01 September 2024 – Florence, Italy)
- 14th ATF Seminar (20 November 2024 – Brussels, Belgium)
Topic 2023: “Sustainable livestock systems – what does this mean?“
- 3rd one-day symposium of the ATF and EAAP Commission on Livestock Farming Systems (28 August 2023 – Lyon, France)
- 13th ATF seminar (15 November 2023 – Brussels, Belgium)
ATF-BAMST symposium: “The role of meat in society: presenting the Dublin Declaration of Scientists” (12 April 2023, Brussels, Belgium)
Webinar to introduce the ATF Policy Brief on Agricultural methane (06 November 2023)
Topic 2022: “Livestock emissions and the COP26 targets“
- 2nd one-day symposium of the ATF and EAAP Commission on Livestock Farming Systems (05 September 2022 – Porto, Portugal)
- 12th ATF seminar (17 November 2022 – Brussels, Belgium)
In April 2022, the ATF General Meeting focused on the European food security and the role of livestock farming in the perspective of the Ukraine crisis.
Topic 2021: “Going beyond the Feed vs Food competition: crops and animals together to address food and nutrition security“
- ATF-EAAP Livestock Farming Systems Study Commission one-day symposium (30 August 2021, Davos, Switzerland)
- 11th ATF seminar (18 November 2021 – Morning – Brussels, Belgium)
ATF-FEFAC-H2020 projects Stakeholder event (18 November 2021 – Afternoon – Brussels, Belgium)
Webinar to introduce the 2021 ATF Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA).
Topic 2020: “What livestock has to offer to biodiversity & healthy soils“
- 8th ATF-EAAP special session (01 December 2020, remote meeting)
- the 10th ATF seminar (21 April 2021 – Brussels, Belgium)
Topic 2019: “Towards a climate smart European livestock farming“
- 7th ATF-EAAP special session (26 August 2019, Ghent, Belgium)
- 9th ATF seminar (06 November 2019 – morning, Brussels, Belgium)
- “Fitter Livestock Farming workshop” (06 November 2019 – afternoon, Brussels, Belgium)
Topic 2018: “Balance Production/Consumption: Animal farming for Humans’ well-being and planetary health“
- 6th ATF-EAAP special session (27 August 2018, Dubrovnik, Croatia)
- 8th ATF Seminar (7 November 2018, Brussels, Belgium)
Topic 2017: “Food integrity in the food chain: How can the animal production sector contribute?“
- 5th ATF-EAAP special session (28 August 2017, Tallinn, Estonia)
- 7th ATF seminar in Brussels (26 October 2017, Brussels, Belgium)
Topic 2016: “Livestock, the key in a circular bioeconomy“
- 4th ATF-EAAP special session (26 August 2016, Belfast, UK)
- 6th ATF Seminar (16 November 2016, Brussels, Belgium)
Topic 2015: “Precision Livestock Farming (PLF)“
- 3rd ATF-EAAP special session (31 August 2015, Warsaw, Poland)
- 5th ATF seminar (17 November 2015, Brussels, Belgium)
Topic 2014: “Putting the i in livestock: innovation for a productive and sustainable livestock farming“
- 2nd ATF-EAAP special session (28 August 2014, Copenhagen, Denmark)
- 4th ATF seminar (05 November 2014, Brussels, Belgium)
Topic 2013: “Responsible Livestock Farming Systems“
- ATF-EAAP special session
- 3rd ATF seminar (06 November 2013, Brussels, Belgium)
Topic 2012: “Resource-use efficiency“
- 2nd ATF seminar (7 November 2012, Brussels, Belgium)