Sytra

Transition of food systems

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Publication of February 28th 2025

Research article

Transition pathways

Which types of quantitative foresight scenarios to frame the future of food systems? A review

Paper published in Agricultural Systems on the use of quantitative foresight scenarios to help design the future of food systems. Different types of scenarios are identified and methodological considerations are discussed.

Transition pathways

Literature review Prospective scenarios

Authors

Anton Riera Océane Duluins Clémentine Antier Philippe Baret

Past event

June 12th 2024

Frick

Transition pathways

187th Seminar of the European Association of Agricultural Economists (EAAE)

Four members of the Sytra Team will be participating in the 187th Seminar of the European Association of Agricultural Economists (EAAE) in Frick between the 12 and 16th of June.

Transition pathways

Speakers

Clémentine Antier Anton Riera Océane Duluins Louis Tessier

Past event

January 10th 2023

Oxford

Production systems

LEAP Conference (Oxford) : Sytra’s presentations on the bovine sector

On 25 January 2023, Sytra will give two presentations at the LEAP conference : (1) Economic implications of a protein transition: evidence from Walloon beef and dairy farms; (2) Accounting for diversity while assessing sustainability: insisghts from the Walloon bovine sectors.

Production systems

Dairy sector Beef meat sector

Protein transition

Economic performance

Speakers

Océane Duluins Anton Riera

Past event

December 11th 2020

Food value chains

The role of fair pricing for crop diversification

In the context of the EU-funded DiverIMPACTS project, we will present tools and analysis for helping crop diversification case studies developing fair value chains.

Food value chains

Cereals sector Protein crops

Innovation Short supply chains Organic farming

Flanders Belgium Europe

Speakers

Anton Riera Clémentine Antier Philippe Baret Lieven Delanote, An Jamart

Past event

March 10th 2020

Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve

Production systems

How can current farming systems contribute to provide sustainable and local food?

How to measure the social and environmental footprint of our food habits? Which are the land use opportunities for more sustainable and local food systems? How can vegetable production at the regional level meet these challenges?

Production systems

Vegetable sector

Prospective scenarios Environmental footprint

Speakers

Philippe Baret Anton Riera Christophe Alliot, Sylvain Ly

Publication of May 8th 2024

Transition pathways

Scenarios and case studies for a sustainable transition of the Belgian food system

Study for WWF Belgium proposing two scenarios for the future of the Belgian food system

Transition pathways

Vegetable sector Fruit sector Cereals sector Protein crops Potato sector Beetroot sector Eggs sector Dairy sector Beef meat sector Pig meat sector Poultry meat sector Meadows and pasture

Protein transition Sustainability indicators Crop diversification Organic farming

Prospective scenarios

Authors

Quentin Vandersteen Anton Riera Noé Vandevoorde Philippe Baret Louis Tessier

Publication of April 24th 2024

Transition pathways

Payment schemes for environmental services by farming

Project aiming to clarify the theoretical concepts and best practices regarding payment schemes that reward farmers for environmental services. Project funded by the Walloon Public Service (SPW) as part of the Terraé action plan.

Transition pathways

Climate change Biodiversity Sustainability indicators

Environmental footprint Policy recommendations

Wallonia Europe

Authors

Anton Riera Philippe Baret Charles Vander Linden

Publication of April 15th 2023

Research article

Production systems

Accounting for diversity while assessing sustainability: insights from the Walloon bovine sectors

A scientific paper on the importance of accounting for the diversity of farms when assessing sustainability. We take the opportunity to discuss the dilemmas of sustainability assessments and show that economic and environmental performances can go hand in hand. Open-access link below.

Production systems

Dairy sector Beef meat sector

Sustainability indicators

Environmental footprint

Authors

Anton Riera Océane Duluins Philippe Baret Monica Schuster

Publication of April 5th 2022

Research article

Transition pathways

The economic implications of a protein transition

The protein transition, defined as the rebalancing between animal and alternative proteins in diets, is presented as a solution to mitigate the harmful effects of cattle production on the environment. We discuss the implications of such a transition on current livestock farms.

Transition pathways

Dairy sector Beef meat sector Meadows and pasture

Protein transition

Economic performance Environmental footprint

Wallonia Belgium Europe

Authors

Océane Duluins Anton Riera Philippe Baret Monica Schuster; Goedele Van den Broeck

Publication of February 22nd 2021

Food value chains

Defining a fair price in innovative value chains

A list of 14 criteria for defining a fair price and helping actors designing innovative value chains.

Food value chains

Cereals sector Protein crops

Sustainability indicators

Economic performance

Authors

Anton Riera Clémentine Antier Philippe Baret

Publication of November 8th 2021

Production systems

Assessing the use of pesticide for livestock products

This study assesses the use of chemical pesticides for animal-based products.

Production systems

Eggs sector Dairy sector Beef meat sector Pig meat sector Poultry meat sector

Pesticides Inputs Sustainability indicators Crop diversification

Environmental footprint

Authors

Anton Riera Clémentine Antier Philippe Baret Antoine de Clippele

Publication of January 1st 2021

Production systems

The sugarbeet sector in the Walloon Region: Current situation and scenarios for 2050

What are the main production models for sugar beet in Wallonia today? How is the sector organised? What developments can be envisaged, and with what consequences in terms of production and pesticide use?

Production systems

Beetroot sector

Pesticides Inputs

Levers Prospective scenarios Lock-in Participatory approach

Wallonia Belgium

Authors

Anne-Maud Courtois Anton Riera Philippe Baret