Sytra

Transition of food systems

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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.

Vegetable sector Cereals sector Potato sector Dairy sector Beef meat sector

Food value chain Policy Sustainability indicators Strategies Prospective scenarios Belgium Participatory process Pathways Lock-ins

Authors

Caroline Amrom Hannelore Deschaepmeester

Publication of April 16th 2024

Transition pathways

Can 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 crops Eggs sector Dairy sector Beef meat sector Pig meat sector Poultry meat sector

Authors

Océane Duluins Philippe Baret

Past event

June 5th 2024

Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve

Transition pathways

Seminar on the Paradoxes of the Protein Transition

You 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 crops Dairy sector Beef meat sector Pig meat sector Poultry meat sector

Speakers

Océane Duluins

Past event

January 10th 2023

Oxford

Production systems

LEAP Conference (Oxford) : Sytra’s presentations on the bovine sector

On 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 sector Beef meat sector

Protein transition Diversity Sustainability indicators Economic viability

Speakers

Océane Duluins Anton Riera

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?

Cereals sector Potato sector Dairy sector Beef meat sector

Belgium Wallonia Participatory process

Speakers

Philippe Baret Clémentine Antier

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

Organic agriculture 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

sustainability assessment Protein transition Diversity Sustainability indicators Prospective scenarios Belgium

Authors

Quentin Vandersteen Anton Riera Noé Vandevoorde Philippe Baret Louis Tessier

Publication of April 15th 2023

Research article

Production systems

Accounting for diversity while assessing sustainability: insights from the Walloon bovine sectors

A 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 sector Beef meat sector

Sustainability indicators Environmental footprint

Authors

Anton Riera Océane Duluins Philippe Baret Monica Schuster

Publication of February 16th 2023

Food value chains

Stronger together, but how? Lessons from the Walloon dairy history on the strategic relevance of cooperative models

Oral presentation made at the ICA-CCR 2022 European Research Conference (linked to a published paper)

Cooperatives Wallonia Transition enablers

Authors

Véronique De Herde

Publication of April 5th 2022

Research article

Transition pathways

The economic implications of a protein transition

The 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 sector Beef meat sector Meadows and pasture

Feed Protein transition Europe Environmental footprint Belgium Wallonia Economic viability Pathways

Authors

Océane Duluins Anton Riera Philippe Baret Monica Schuster; Goedele Van den Broeck

Publication of August 12th 2022

Research article

Food value chains

Lock-ins to transition pathways anchored in contextualized cooperative dynamics : insights from the historical trajectories of the Walloon dairy cooperatives

A 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

Cooperatives Farmer agency Wallonia Lock-ins Transition enablers

Authors

Véronique De Herde Philippe Baret Yves Segers, Kevin Maréchal

Publication of November 8th 2021

Production systems

Assessing the use of pesticide for livestock products

This study assesses the use of chemical pesticides for animal-based products.

Eggs sector Dairy sector Beef meat sector Pig meat sector Poultry meat sector

Diversity Sustainability indicators Agricultural inputs Europe Pesticides Environmental footprint

Authors

Anton Riera Clémentine Antier Philippe Baret Antoine de Clippele

Publication of June 4th 2021

Food value chains

Challenges of collective agency in transition pathways : the case of the Walloon dairy sector

A 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.

Dairy sector Meadows and pasture

Cheese Cooperatives Farmer's identity Farmer agency Strategies Lock-ins Transition enablers

Authors

Véronique De Herde