Presence at the International Conference of researchers and farmers – Via Campesina & ULB

🌿 Sytra at the International Conference of Researchers and Farmers – Via Campesina & ULB 🌿

📢 Last week, the Sytra team participated in the International Conference of Researchers and Farmers – Via Campesina 

🔎 We had the opportunity to present our research in two sessions:
📌 A critical review of EU agri-food policy impacts
📌 Evaluating a framework for measuring agroecology: A case study of public financing for agroecological transition in the Walloon Region

💬 The conference fostered rich exchanges with a diverse and engaged panel of researchers, farmers, and policymakers. A strong sense of togetherness emerged, reinforcing the shared commitment to transforming the EU agriculture & food system.

✨ Key takeaways:

🔹 Public policies and market regulation sit at the heart of a complex puzzle—navigating the dilemma of addressing urgent concerns while daring for ambition, all within a framework that must remain fair and viable for both farmers and citizens.
🔹 Building alliances and having the boldness to reimagine the future of the CAP are central to achieving a paradigm shift—one that ensures a fairer allocation of subsidies, aligning public support with environmental and social objectives while securing viable futures for farmers.
🔹 In times when scientific evidence faces increasing skepticism, science must remain a key actor, ensuring that agroecological transitions are guided by sound knowledge and contribute to fair and sustainable policies.

🔹Guaranteeing and supporting the production of – and access to sound knowledge, data and references is a responsibility of public bodies, policies and government policies to facilitate the monitoring of the dynamics and transitions that are (or are not) taking place in the agricultural and food sectors.