ARCAD community has contributed to two recent issues of the publication series "Les dossiers d'Agropolis International". The first one Collections and living resources for biodiversity presents over 40 taxonomic and live collections of microbial, plant and animal species conserved by diverse institutions in Montpellier and the Languedoc-Roussillon Region. The second one, on Family farming, presents the 21 research units of the  Languedoc-Roussilon Region with more 1000 people, from a wide range of disciplines, who are involved in research activities to address the development challenges of family farming in France and around the world.