Member of Sytra's team
Philippe Baret holds a MSc in agricultural sciences and a PhD in quantitative genetics. A professor at UCLouvain since 1997, his teachings focus on systems analysis, genetics and agroecology. He supervises the Sytra research team with a focus on the characterization of agricultural and food systems, the development of agroecology and the processes of innovation and transition. He is a member of various organizations boards and research groups.
List of publications
- Research articleResearch articles
- The paradoxes of the protein transition maintain existing animal production and consumption systems.July 17th 2024
- A method to account for diversity of practices in Conservation Agriculture.May 15th 2024
- A systematic review of the definitions, narratives and paths forwards for a protein transition in high-income countries.January 3rd 2024
- Assessing crop sequence diversity and agronomic quality in grassland regions.September 9th 2023
- Accounting for diversity while assessing sustainability: insights from the Walloon bovine sectors.April 15th 2023
- The social cost of pesticide use in France.April 14th 2023
- Lock-ins to transition pathways anchored in contextualized cooperative dynamics : insights from the historical trajectories of the Walloon dairy cooperatives.August 12th 2022
- The economic implications of a protein transition.April 5th 2022
- Transitions in agriculture: organic, agroecological and conventional farming.July 8th 2021
- Bridging the gap between the agroecological ideal and its implementation into practice. A review.May 28th 2021
- How and to what extent are Flemish farmers pursuing the principles of agroecology ?.December 18th 2020
- Coexistence of Cooperative models as Structural answer to Lock-Ins in Diversification Pathways : The Case of the Walloon Dairy Sector.December 4th 2020
- A framework for monitoring Glyphosate use in the European agricultural sector.July 15th 2020
- Pathways of action followed by Flemish beef farmers – agroecology as a practice.April 24th 2020
- A variety of crop diversification strategies in Europe.March 12th 2020
- Lock-Ins and Agency: Towards an Embedded Approach of Individual Pathways in the Walloon Dairy Sector.August 14th 2019
- Working conditions in agroecological, organic and conventional market gardening.November 1st 2017
- Clarifying the socioeconomic dimensions of agroecology: between principles and practices.January 2nd 2016
- Role of input self-sufficiency in the economic and environmental sustainability of specialised dairy farms.November 28th 2014
- Agricultural innovation from above and from below: confrontation and integration on Rwanda’s hills.January 1st 2014
- Sustainability indicators for livestock farming. A review.November 16th 2012
- How agricultural research shapes a technological regime that develops genetic engineering but locks out agroecological innovations.July 31st 2009
- Why are ecological wheat cultivars slow to develop? A ‘lock-in’ case study.January 1st 2008
- PhD thesisPhD thesis
- The Diversity of Practices in Conservation Agriculture: Categorization and Impact Assessment in the Walloon Region, Belgium.May 2nd 2024
- Working and employment conditions in market gardening: which agroecological transition?.December 21st 2017
- Systemic analysis of innovation processes in banana systems in the Great Lakes region.March 29th 2013
- ReportReports
- Effects of aerated compost teas in agriculture.September 3rd 2024
- Financing the agro-ecological transition of food systems in the Walloon region.May 14th 2024
- Payment schemes for environmental services by farming.April 24th 2024
- Alignment and coordination strategies for crop diversification.March 11th 2024
- Assessing the use of pesticide for livestock products.November 8th 2021
- Addressing barriers to crop diversification: 200 solutions.June 1st 2021
- Towards a sustainable food supply for the city of Brussels : Opportunities in and around the urban context.October 5th 2020
- The dual challenge of livestock production in Wallonia.September 30th 2020
- A survey on the agricultural uses of glyphosate in European countries.May 12th 2020
- The vegetable sector in the Walloon Region: Current situation and scenarios towards 2050.January 31st 2020
- Six sectors in Wallonia : current situation and scenarios towards 2050.January 31st 2020
- Potential for an organic supply of canteens in Wallonia.October 10th 2019
- Scenarios for the future of the livestock sector in Belgium.February 5th 2019
- The cereal sector in Wallonia: Current situation and scenarios towards 2050.January 31st 2019
- The potato sector in Wallonia: Current situation and scenarios towards 2050.January 31st 2019
- The bovine meat sector in Wallonia : Current situation and scenarios towards 2050.January 31st 2019
- The dairy sector in Wallonia : Current situation and scenarios towards 2050.January 31st 2019
- The imbalance in research funding : the case of organic farming in EU..October 1st 2015
- Research and organic farming in Europe.October 1st 2015
- PresentationPresentations
- Lost in calculation, true cost of food.October 3rd 2024
- European day of organic – Presentation at BioForum Vlaanderen event.September 24th 2024
- Fair prices for farmers and consumers in the value chain.February 5th 2024
- The future of organic farming – Bioforum VL – Nieuwjaar.January 26th 2023
- Pesticide reduction: Lessons learnt from the French and European experiences.October 12th 2021
- Understanding agricultural systems and their evolution: a focus on Wallonia.July 22nd 2019
- PosterPosters
- Can we achieve the protein transition without tackling the livestock transition?.April 16th 2024
- An operational definition of Conservation Agriculture to categorize the diversity of models in a given territory.June 21st 2021
- Coexistence of cooperative models as structural answer to lock-ins in diversification pathways: the case of the Walloon dairy sector.August 18th 2020
- Conservation Agriculture and glyphosate – Strategies, lock-ins and diversity in the Belgian Walloon Region.January 31st 2020
- Networks of Interactions in Intercropping.January 31st 2020
- Working paperWorking papers
- An operational definition of Conservation Agriculture to categorize the diversity of models in a given territory.June 21st 2021
- Defining a fair price in innovative value chains.February 22nd 2021
- Can prospective approaches ignite debate on the future of the agriculture and livestock sector?.July 17th 2020
- BookBooks
- CommunicationCommunications
- The paradoxes of the protein transition maintain existing animal production and consumption systems.June 25th 2024
- How to design “intercrops friendly” policies? Lessons from the analysis of the barriers to intercropping in Europe.June 24th 2024
- Job offer – Research assistant.December 21st 2023
- The protein transition: Is the protein transition missing a silver bullet?.June 20th 2023
- Open position in Feb 2023 for a PhD candidate [CLOSED].November 30th 2022
- Crop diversification: the importance of a value chain approach.May 31st 2022
- Crop diversification: recommendations for overcoming barriers.July 2nd 2021
- Defending Agroecology.June 9th 2020