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Transition of food systems

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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 October 5th 2020

Transition pathways

Towards a sustainable food supply for the city of Brussels : Opportunities in and around the urban context

How self-sufficient is the city of Brussels today in terms of its food supply? To what extent can urban agriculture be developed to feed the population? What are the possible pathways for feeding Brussels in a more sustainable way?

Organic agriculture Vegetable sector Fruit sector Potato sector Eggs sector Dairy sector

Agricultural land management Europe Land use planning Prospective scenarios Periurban agriculture Belgium Wallonia Pathways

Authors

Anton Riera Clémentine Antier Philippe Baret

Publication of May 12th 2020

Production systems

A survey on the agricultural uses of glyphosate in European countries

This 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.

Fruit sector Cereals sector

Europe Pesticides Glyphosate Lock-ins

Authors

Clémentine Antier Philippe Baret Xavier Reboud, Lena Ulber, Per Kdusk, Antoine Messéan

Publication of January 1st 2014

Research article

Production systems

Agricultural innovation from above and from below: confrontation and integration on Rwanda’s hills

How are 'top-down' innovations received and implemented in banana cropping systems in Rwanda? How do smallholders deal with new government policies when they fail to reflect local economic and social realities?

Innovation Africa Participatory process

Authors

Julie Van Damme Philippe Baret An Ansoms

Publication of March 29th 2013

Production systems

Systemic analysis of innovation processes in banana systems in the Great Lakes region

How do farmers in the Great Lakes region (Rwanda, Burundi, Kivu) manage to overcome major challenges such as the lack of resources, production means and plants diseases ?

Innovation Africa Participatory process

Authors

Julie Van Damme Philippe Baret Bruno Delvaux