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 1st 2021 ReportTransition pathwaysAddressing barriers to crop diversification: 200 solutionsThe hereby report provides the solutions identified to address the barriers to crop diversification at each level of the value chains and further discuss the conditions for enabling shifts towards more sustainable food systems. Transition pathways Cereals sectorProtein cropsPotato sectorBeetroot sectorInnovationAgroecologyCrop diversificationOrganic farmingLeversParticipatory approachEurope
Publication of July 2nd 2021 CommunicationProduction systemsCrop diversification: recommendations for overcoming barriersThe diversification of cropping systems is still limited due to barriers occurring at the farm level, along value chains as well as in the coordination between actors. What are the policies needed to effectively foster crop diversification in EU countries? Production systems Cereals sectorProtein cropsBiodiversityInnovationCrop diversificationPath dependencyLeversEurope
Publication of May 12th 2020 ReportProduction systemsA survey on the agricultural uses of glyphosate in European countriesThis report presents the results obtained through a survey on the agricultural use of glyphosate in European countries and proposes a framework for understanding and monitoring glyphosate uses. Production systems Fruit sectorCereals sectorPesticidesGlyphosateLock-inEurope
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 January 31st 2020 ReportProduction systemsSix sectors in Wallonia : current situation and scenarios towards 2050What are the main production systems today in Wallonia? How are the sectors organised? What developments can be envisaged, and with what consequences in terms of production and inputs use? Production systems Vegetable sectorCereals sectorPotato sectorBeetroot sectorDairy sectorBeef meat sectorPesticidesInputsCrop diversificationProspective scenariosParticipatory approachWalloniaBelgium
Publication of January 31st 2019 ReportProduction systemsThe cereal sector in Wallonia: Current situation and scenarios towards 2050What are the main production systems for cereals in Wallonia today? How is the sector organised? What developments can be envisaged, and with what consequences in terms of production and pesticide use? Production systems Cereals sectorPesticidesInputsProspective scenariosParticipatory approachWalloniaBelgium
Publication of January 1st 2008 Research articleProduction systemsWhy are ecological wheat cultivars slow to develop? A ‘lock-in’ case studyThis article identifies twelve factors impeding wider adoption of multi-resistant cultivars. These factors explain why current wheat-cropping systems are maintained in a ‘pesticide lock-in’ situation. Production systems Cereals sectorInnovationAgroecologyPath dependencyLock-inWalloniaBelgium
