Publication of November 30th 2022 CommunicationFood value chainsOpen position in Feb 2023 for a PhD candidate [CLOSED] Position from February to October 2023 for a PhD candidate. You will participate in a research about multi-actor coordination in the context of agroecological transition, develop research skills and frame your own research topics in order to apply to a 4-years PhD scolarship. Food value chains Protein transitionAgroecologyEconomic performanceLeversLock-in
Publication of August 12th 2022 Research articleFood value chainsLock-ins to transition pathways anchored in contextualized cooperative dynamics : insights from the historical trajectories of the Walloon dairy cooperativesA historical study on lock-ins to diversification pathways of dairy cooperatives. By considering cooperatives as social-ecological systems, we uncovered contextualized blocking mechanisms against inter-cooperative agreements Food value chains Dairy sectorLeversLock-inWallonia
Publication of May 31st 2022 CommunicationFood value chainsCrop diversification: the importance of a value chain approachThis 'Policy Brief' explains the importance of an approach at the value chain level to support the development of crop diversification. Food value chains Cereals sectorProtein cropsBiodiversityInnovationCrop diversificationShort supply chainsLeversEurope
Publication of February 22nd 2021 Working paperFood value chainsDefining a fair price in innovative value chainsA list of 14 criteria for defining a fair price and helping actors designing innovative value chains. Food value chains Cereals sectorProtein cropsSustainability indicatorsEconomic performance
Publication of June 4th 2021 PhD thesisFood value chainsChallenges of collective agency in transition pathways : the case of the Walloon dairy sectorA Ph.D. on the institutional enablers of pathways of product diversification in the Walloon dairy sector. A focus on the models of cooperative governance and on the interplay between cooperative agency and the agency of farmers in these trajectories of product diversification. Food value chains Dairy sectorMeadows and pastureLeversLock-in
Publication of December 4th 2020 Research articleFood value chainsCoexistence of Cooperative models as Structural answer to Lock-Ins in Diversification Pathways : The Case of the Walloon Dairy SectorDrawing on the presence of various dairy cooperative models active in long value chains in the Walloon Region, the paper considers how their complementarity supports trajectories of diversification of dairy productions and invites to consider cooperative models in terms of coexistence Food value chains Dairy sectorMeadows and pastureLeversLock-inWallonia
Publication of August 18th 2020 PosterFood value chainsCoexistence of cooperative models as structural answer to lock-ins in diversification pathways: the case of the Walloon dairy sectorThis poster considers the coexistence of recently emerged new cooperative models alongside the historically developed mainstream dairy cooperatives as a way to circumvent locks-ins in diversification pathways of milk processing. Food value chains Dairy sectorMeadows and pastureLock-inWallonia
Publication of March 12th 2020 Research articleFood value chainsA variety of crop diversification strategies in EuropeThis article identifies the variety of crop diversification strategies implemented by European farmers and explores the extent to which barriers to crop diversification can be related to the proximity of innovation settings with dominant food systems. Food value chains Cereals sectorProtein cropsInnovationCrop diversification
Publication of August 14th 2019 Research articleFood value chainsLock-Ins and Agency: Towards an Embedded Approach of Individual Pathways in the Walloon Dairy SectorA qualitative study on how the agency articulates with structural dynamics in the individual trajectories of dairy farmers. A model of interconnected and embedded lock-ins, from the organizational frame of the regime to the individual frame. Food value chains Dairy sectorMeadows and pastureLock-inWallonia
