Sytra

Transition of food systems

All publications and events for sector Cereals sector

Past event

March 25th 2025

Namur

Transition pathways

Farming in transition for more sustainable food systems

What are the major issues currently facing agriculture and our food supply? The “Farming in transition for more sustainable food systems” lecture series will take stock of these issues.

Transition pathways

Cereals sector Protein crops Eggs sector Dairy sector Beef meat sector Pig meat sector Poultry meat sector Meadows and pasture

Protein transition Organic farming Conservation agriculture

Policy recommendations

Speakers

Philippe Baret Océane Duluins Diana Borniotto Julie Van Damme

Publication of April 22nd 2025

Transition pathways

Contextualizing PARCEL-Wallonie Simulations: Perspectives, Tensions, and Case Studies

This 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 sector Fruit sector Cereals sector Protein crops Potato sector Beetroot sector Eggs sector Dairy sector Beef meat sector Pig meat sector Poultry meat sector Meadows and pasture

Environmental footprint

Authors

Quentin Vandersteen Caroline Amrom

Past event

November 20th 2024

Transition pathways

Webinar – Co-constructing the transformation of AECM support schemes in Wallonia and the Hauts-de-France

Participatory webinar on the challenges of agri-environmental schemes (AES) in Wallonia and Hauts-de-France

Transition pathways

Cereals sector Meadows and pasture

Levers Policy recommendations Participatory approach

Speakers

Antoine Squilbin Diana Borniotto Hubert Bedoret

Publication of March 20th 2025

Production systems

Research priorities for the diversification of cropping systems

A 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 sector Protein crops

Protein transition Agroecology Crop diversification

Authors

Clémentine Antier

Past event

October 15th 2024

Antwerpen

Food value chains

How to effectively engage actors in transitions for sustainable impact?

The Futures4Food team wants to convene practitioners and scientists alike to exchange on lessons learned, best practices and analytical frameworks of transition-related multi-stakeholders processes

Food value chains

Cereals sector Protein crops

Sustainability indicators

Path dependency Policy recommendations Participatory approach

Speakers

Caroline Amrom Diana Borniotto Erik Mathijs, Sfere, KULeuven, Ines Cottignies, Sfere, KULeuven

Publication of February 25th 2025

Food value chains

Identification of Good Food Value Chains

Sytra 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 sector Fruit sector Cereals sector Protein crops

Policy recommendations

Authors

Publication of October 22nd 2024

Transition pathways

Toward a resilient food supply of Brussels Capital region: possible scenarios based on a barriers analysis and an explorative prospective approach

Brussels 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 sector Cereals sector Potato sector Dairy sector Beef meat sector

Sustainability indicators

Prospective scenarios Lock-in Policy recommendations Participatory approach

Authors

Caroline Amrom Hannelore Deschaepmeester

Past event

February 18th 2022

Online (Zoom)

Production systems

DiverIMPACTS webinar: Small-scale sorting of pulses and grains

In this webinar, an example of machinery and operations for sorting multiple crops on the farm was presented.

Production systems

Cereals sector Protein crops

Innovation Short supply chains Organic farming

Economic performance

Speakers

Per Modig (Sweden)

Past event

December 11th 2020

Food value chains

The role of fair pricing for crop diversification

In the context of the EU-funded DiverIMPACTS project, we will present tools and analysis for helping crop diversification case studies developing fair value chains.

Food value chains

Cereals sector Protein crops

Innovation Short supply chains Organic farming

Flanders Belgium Europe

Speakers

Anton Riera Clémentine Antier Philippe Baret Lieven Delanote, An Jamart

Past event

March 20th 2019

Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve

Transition pathways

Towards a low-pesticides agriculture in Wallonia? Presentation of a diversity of scenarios

What 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?

Transition pathways

Cereals sector Potato sector Dairy sector Beef meat sector

Participatory approach

Wallonia Belgium

Speakers

Philippe Baret Clémentine Antier

Publication of June 24th 2024

Production systems

How to design “intercrops friendly” policies? Lessons from the analysis of the barriers to intercropping in Europe

This "policy brief", written in the context of the IntercropVALUES european project, presents five policy recommendations to foster the use of intercropping in Europe.

Production systems

Vegetable sector Cereals sector Protein crops

Crop diversification

Authors

Céline Chevalier Philippe Baret Margot Leclere (INRAE), Claire Morelle (IFOAM Organics Europe), Eric Justes (CIRAD)

Publication of May 8th 2024

Transition pathways

Scenarios and case studies for a sustainable transition of the Belgian food system

Study for WWF Belgium proposing two scenarios for the future of the Belgian food system

Transition pathways

Vegetable sector Fruit sector Cereals sector Protein crops Potato sector Beetroot sector Eggs sector Dairy sector Beef meat sector Pig meat sector Poultry meat sector Meadows and pasture

Protein transition Sustainability indicators Crop diversification Organic farming

Prospective scenarios

Authors

Quentin Vandersteen Anton Riera Noé Vandevoorde Philippe Baret Louis Tessier