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. Vegetable sectorCereals sectorPotato sectorDairy sectorBeef meat sectorFood value chainPolicySustainability indicatorsStrategiesProspective scenariosBelgiumParticipatory processPathwaysLock-ins
Publication of April 16th 2024 PosterTransition pathwaysCan we achieve the protein transition without tackling the livestock transition?The protein transition emphasizes dietary shifts from animal to alternative proteins but often neglects the need for a transformative livestock transition. Protein cropsEggs sectorDairy sectorBeef meat sectorPig meat sectorPoultry meat sector
Past event Conference June 5th 2024 Ottignies-Louvain-la-NeuveTransition pathwaysSeminar on the Paradoxes of the Protein TransitionYou are warmly welcome to attend a seminar I will be giving on June 5th from 12 to 13 p.m. (Belgian time zone). The seminar will tackle the paradoxes of the protein transition, defined as the dietary shift from animal to alternative protein sources.Protein cropsDairy sectorBeef meat sectorPig meat sectorPoultry meat sector
Past event Conference January 10th 2023 OxfordProduction systemsLEAP Conference (Oxford) : Sytra’s presentations on the bovine sectorOn 25 January 2023, Sytra will give two presentations at the LEAP conference : (1) Economic implications of a protein transition: evidence from Walloon beef and dairy farms; (2) Accounting for diversity while assessing sustainability: insisghts from the Walloon bovine sectors.Dairy sectorBeef meat sectorProtein transitionDiversitySustainability indicatorsEconomic viability
Publication of July 17th 2024 Research articleTransition pathwaysThe paradoxes of the protein transition maintain existing animal production and consumption systemsThis perspective paper delves into the Paradoxes of the protein transition, also looking at the socio-technical lock-in of European protein production systems towards animal protein production systems.Protein cropsBeef meat sectorPig meat sectorPoultry meat sectorMeadows and pasturePolicyEuropeLock-ins
Publication of June 25th 2024 CommunicationTransition pathwaysThe paradoxes of the protein transition maintain existing animal production and consumption systemsWe are thrilled to share our latest publication in NatureFood. This perspective paper delves into the Paradoxes of the protein transition, also looking at the socio-technical lock-in of European protein production systems towards animal protein production systems.Protein cropsBeef meat sectorPig meat sectorPoultry meat sectorMeadows and pastureProtein transitionPolicyEurope
Past event Conference March 20th 2019 Ottignies-Louvain-la-NeuveTransition pathwaysTowards a low-pesticides agriculture in Wallonia? Presentation of a diversity of scenariosWhat are the main modes of production today in Wallonia? How are the sectors organized? Which scenarios can we envisage, and with what consequences in terms of production and use of pesticides?Cereals sectorPotato sectorDairy sectorBeef meat sectorBelgiumWalloniaParticipatory process
Publication of January 3rd 2024 Research articleTransition pathwaysA systematic review of the definitions, narratives and paths forwards for a protein transition in high-income countriesThe article's main findings shed light on the lack of definitions of the protein transition, divergent opinions on protein reduction or replacement in diets, and a notable oversight of systematic change by focusing solely on the nutritional function of proteins. Protein cropsBeef meat sectorPig meat sectorPoultry meat sectorMeadows and pasture
Publication of September 9th 2023 Research articleProduction systemsAssessing crop sequence diversity and agronomic quality in grassland regionsThis study aims to provide an assessment of the diversity and agronomic quality of crop rotation/sequence, generalised grassland regions and regions with a high rate of organic farming. The assessment methods are applied to Famenne, Ardenne and the Jurassic region of Wallonia.Organic agricultureCereals sectorBeef meat sectorMeadows and pastureAgricultural land managementDiversitySustainability indicatorsAgricultural inputs
Publication of April 15th 2023 Research articleProduction systemsAccounting for diversity while assessing sustainability: insights from the Walloon bovine sectorsA scientific paper on the importance of accounting for the diversity of farms when assessing sustainability. We take the opportunity to discuss the dilemmas of sustainability assessments and show that economic and environmental performances can go hand in hand. Open-access link below.Dairy sectorBeef meat sectorSustainability indicatorsEnvironmental footprint
Publication of April 5th 2022 Research articleTransition pathwaysThe economic implications of a protein transitionThe protein transition, defined as the rebalancing between animal and alternative proteins in diets, is presented as a solution to mitigate the harmful effects of cattle production on the environment. We discuss the implications of such a transition on current livestock farms.Dairy sectorBeef meat sectorMeadows and pastureFeedProtein transitionEuropeEnvironmental footprintBelgiumWalloniaEconomic viabilityPathways
Publication of November 8th 2021 ReportProduction systemsAssessing the use of pesticide for livestock productsThis study assesses the use of chemical pesticides for animal-based products.Eggs sectorDairy sectorBeef meat sectorPig meat sectorPoultry meat sectorDiversitySustainability indicatorsAgricultural inputsEuropePesticidesEnvironmental footprint
