Publication of April 19th 2025 Research articleTransition pathwaysA governance perspective on agri-environmental schemes: Actors, roles, and barriersThe paper can be accessed on the website of Ambio journal (open access): https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13280-025-02182-0 Transition pathways governanceagri-environmentLock-inPolicy recommendationsFrance
Publication of April 22nd 2025 ReportTransition pathwaysContextualizing PARCEL-Wallonie Simulations: Perspectives, Tensions, and Case StudiesThis report presents the simulations carried out for the Walloon Region using PARCEL-Wallonie and discusses the tensions related to their implementation. It also illustrates the practical use of the tool through three case studies conducted with actors in Wallonia. Transition pathways Vegetable sectorFruit sectorCereals sectorProtein cropsPotato sectorBeetroot sectorEggs sectorDairy sectorBeef meat sectorPig meat sectorPoultry meat sectorMeadows and pastureEnvironmental footprintWallonia
Publication of March 21st 2025 PresentationTransition pathwaysAgri-environmental schemes governance – a systematic literature reviewA seminar on The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and the Environment, exploring the (in-)effectiveness of agri-environmental policy instruments Transition pathways governanceagri-environmentBiodiversityLiterature reviewPolicy recommendationsEurope
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Publication of March 20th 2025 ReportProduction systemsResearch priorities for the diversification of cropping systemsA review of the research outcomes from nine EU-funded projects identifies barriers to its adoption and suggests 17 priorities to overcome current challenges and contribute to supporting an agroecological transition. Production systems Cereals sectorProtein cropsProtein transitionAgroecologyCrop diversificationLeversEurope
Publication of March 11th 2025 PresentationTransition pathwaysPresence at the International Conference of researchers and farmers – Via Campesina & ULBTwo presentations made : 1) A critical review of EU agri-food policy impacts 2) Evaluating a framework for measuring agroecology: A case study of public financing for agroecological transition in the Walloon Region Transition pathways AgroecologyPolicy recommendationsWalloniaEurope
Publication of February 28th 2025 ReportProduction systemsSeeds systems and varietal choices in organic vegetable productionA case study on seed systems in the vegetable organic sector, regarding small-scale farming in the French Alps. This research examines how the economic, technical, educational and social context influences the choices of farmers when choosing varieties and seeds. Production systems Vegetable sectorSeedsAgroecologyCrop diversificationOrganic farmingLeversLock-inFrance
Publication of February 28th 2025 Research articleTransition pathwaysWhich types of quantitative foresight scenarios to frame the future of food systems? A reviewPaper 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 reviewProspective scenarios
Publication of February 25th 2025 ReportFood value chainsIdentification of Good Food Value ChainsSytra has carried out a study identifying key Good Food value chains for the Brussels-Capital Region. Results: Cereals, fruit, vegetables and plant proteins will be the focus of particular activities in strategy the Good Food 2. Food value chains Vegetable sectorFruit sectorCereals sectorProtein cropsPolicy recommendations
Publication of October 22nd 2024 ReportTransition pathwaysToward a resilient food supply of Brussels Capital region: possible scenarios based on a barriers analysis and an explorative prospective approachBrussels Food 2050 (BruFo2050), is an explorative prospective research project that gathers two teams: Sytra from UCLouvain and Sfere, from KULeuven. This three-years long project aims at diving into the analysis and understanding of the Brussels food supply system. Transition pathways Food value chains Vegetable sectorCereals sectorPotato sectorDairy sectorBeef meat sectorSustainability indicatorsProspective scenariosLock-inPolicy recommendationsParticipatory approachBelgium
Publication of October 3rd 2024 PresentationFood value chainsLost in calculation, true cost of foodPresentation at the ODT conference in Lausanne, October 3rd. Food value chains ExternalitiesSocial costs
Publication of September 24th 2024 PresentationTransition pathwaysEuropean day of organic – Presentation at BioForum Vlaanderen eventPresentation at the event organized by Bioforum Vlaanderen on Sept, 23, 2024 Transition pathways Organic farmingSocial costs
