Publication of October 7th 2026 PresentationProduction systemsAgroecology : twenty years and one dayPresentation at the Mix4Agroecology meeting Saclay, October 7, 2026 Production systems Transition pathways Cereals sectorCrop diversificationLock-inEurope
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Publication of August 27th 2026 ReportProduction systemsAgricultures in Wallonia: state of play & transition pathways – Sytra brochure 2026Drawing on findings from various research projects carried out by Sytra, this brochure provides an overview of the Walloon agricultural system and its impacts, and sets out various scenarios for the system’s future development by 2035. Production systems Transition pathways Vegetable sectorFruit sectorCereals sectorProtein cropsPotato sectorBeetroot sectorEggs sectorDairy sectorBeef meat sectorPig meat sectorPoultry meat sectorMeadows and pastureTerritoriesLand use planningPesticidesClimate changeCrop diversificationOrganic farmingProspective scenariosSupply balanceParticipatory approachWallonia
Publication of July 9th 2026 ReportProduction systemsOrganic farming leads to environmental benefits and generational renewalA new study on behalf of IFOAM Organics Europe highlights how targeted CAP support enables organic farmers to deliver tangible benefits for biodiversity, water, resilience and generational renewal. Production systems agri-environmentOrganic farmingPolicy recommendationsEuropeFrance
Publication of June 17th 2026 Policy briefTransition pathwaysPolicy brief – Result-based payments for behavioural changeThis work builds on research conducted as part of the EU Horizon Enfasys project on drivers and strategies for breaking through lock-ins and facilitating transition at the agri-food systems level, drawing on cross-comparative case studies from Switzerland, France, and Wallonia. Transition pathways Meadows and pasturePolicy recommendationsWalloniaEuropeFrance
Publication of June 16th 2026 PresentationTransition pathwaysParticipatory research in agronomyPresentation on the principles, benefits, and limitations of participatory research in agronomy, given at the 2026 Baillet Latour Award ceremony for innovation in market gardening. Transition pathways Food value chains Participatory approach
Publication of April 20th 2026 Research articleTransition pathwaysA critical review of EU agri-food policy impactsEU agri-food policies are designed to reconcile productivity with environmental, social, and economic sustainability—but do they deliver? Transition pathways governanceExternalitiesLiterature reviewPolicy recommendationsEurope
Publication of April 21st 2026 PresentationTransition pathwaysFOODCoST – Costing and Internalisation of Externalities for Food System TransitionRessources from Sytra Transition pathways ExternalitiesSocial costsLock-inPolicy recommendationsEurope
Publication of March 19th 2026 PresentationTransition pathwaysFrom Denmark to Brussels: The Harmonised Pesticide Load Indicator (HPLI) as a model for risk-based eu pesticide policy and governancePresentation at the workshop “EU Pesticides Law and Governance: Legal, Political, and Epistemic Challenges” organised by the Institute of European Studies at UCLouvain (Saint-Louis, Brussels) Transition pathways Vegetable sectorFruit sectorCereals sectorProtein cropsPotato sectorBeetroot sectorMeadows and pasturegovernanceagri-environmentPesticidesLeversLock-inEnvironmental footprintPolicy recommendationsEurope
Publication of January 12th 2026 Research articleTransition pathwaysLiving cover crops alter the fate of pesticide residues in soil: influence of pesticide physicochemical propertiesIn this new scientific article, we show that well-developed cover crops not only reduce nitrogen leaching, but also degrade over a third of pesticide residues in the soil post harvest, and that this effect can be predicted from the physicochemical properties of the pesticide molecules Transition pathways Vegetable sectorCereals sectorProtein cropsPotato sectorBeetroot sectorPesticidesCrop diversificationExternalitiesConservation agriculture
Publication of March 2nd 2026 PhD thesisTransition pathwaysUnpacking food system transitions across multiple scales. The Belgian livestock sectorThis PhD reflects on the concept of scale in the context of food system transitions. It gathers a series of research outputs on the livestock transition in Belgium, researched at different scales and following the different steps of a transition cycle. Transition pathways Protein cropsEggs sectorDairy sectorBeef meat sectorPig meat sectorPoultry meat sectorMeadows and pastureProtein transitionClimate changeBiodiversitySustainability indicatorsProspective scenariosEnvironmental footprintSupply balanceFlandersWalloniaBelgium
Publication of February 10th 2026 Research articleTransition pathwaysNarratives, trade-offs and scenarios to explore the livestock transition in BelgiumScientific paper exploring different scenarios for the livestock transition in Belgium. The paper illustrates dominant narratives, reveals sustainability trade-offs and reflects on the usefulness of foresight approaches. Transition pathways Protein cropsEggs sectorDairy sectorBeef meat sectorPig meat sectorPoultry meat sectorMeadows and pastureProtein transitionClimate changeBiodiversitySustainability indicatorsPlanetary limitsAnimal feedProspective scenariosEnvironmental footprintBelgium
