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Publication of July 17th 2024

Research article

Transition pathways

The paradoxes of the protein transition maintain existing animal production and consumption systems

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 crops Beef meat sector Pig meat sector Poultry meat sector Meadows and pasture

Policy Europe Lock-ins

Authors

Océane Duluins Philippe Baret

Publication of June 25th 2024

Transition pathways

The paradoxes of the protein transition maintain existing animal production and consumption systems

We 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 crops Beef meat sector Pig meat sector Poultry meat sector Meadows and pasture

Protein transition Policy Europe

Authors

Océane Duluins Philippe Baret

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 January 3rd 2024

Research article

Transition pathways

A systematic review of the definitions, narratives and paths forwards for a protein transition in high-income countries

The 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 crops Beef meat sector Pig meat sector Poultry meat sector Meadows and pasture

Authors

Océane Duluins Philippe Baret

Publication of September 9th 2023

Research article

Production systems

Assessing crop sequence diversity and agronomic quality in grassland regions

This 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 agriculture Cereals sector Beef meat sector Meadows and pasture

Agricultural land management Diversity Sustainability indicators Agricultural inputs

Authors

Noé Vandevoorde Philippe Baret

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 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

Publication of December 4th 2020

Research article

Food value chains

Coexistence of Cooperative models as Structural answer to Lock-Ins in Diversification Pathways : The Case of the Walloon Dairy Sector

Drawing on the presence of various dairy cooperative models active in long value chains in the Walloon Region, the paper considers how their complementarity supports trajectories of diversification of dairy productions and invites to consider cooperative models in terms of coexistence

Dairy sector Meadows and pasture

Cooperatives Wallonia Pathways Lock-ins Transition enablers

Authors

Véronique De Herde Philippe Baret Kevin Maréchal

Publication of August 18th 2020

Food value chains

Coexistence of cooperative models as structural answer to lock-ins in diversification pathways: the case of the Walloon dairy sector

This poster considers the coexistence of recently emerged new cooperative models alongside the historically developed mainstream dairy cooperatives as a way to circumvent locks-ins in diversification pathways of milk processing.

Dairy sector Meadows and pasture

Cooperatives Wallonia Lock-ins

Authors

Véronique De Herde Philippe Baret Kevin Maréchal

Publication of July 17th 2020

Transition pathways

Can prospective approaches ignite debate on the future of the agriculture and livestock sector?

How do actors relate to prospective approaches? In this article, we analyze the responses of farmers' unions to the release of scenarios about the future of the livestock sector in Belgium.

Eggs sector Dairy sector Beef meat sector Pig meat sector Poultry meat sector Meadows and pasture

Sustainability indicators Flanders Land use planning Prospective scenarios Belgium Wallonia Participatory process

Authors

Clémentine Antier Anton Riera Philippe Baret

Publication of August 14th 2019

Research article

Food value chains

Lock-Ins and Agency: Towards an Embedded Approach of Individual Pathways in the Walloon Dairy Sector

A qualitative study on how the agency articulates with structural dynamics in the individual trajectories of dairy farmers. A model of interconnected and embedded lock-ins, from the organizational frame of the regime to the individual frame.

Dairy sector Meadows and pasture

Cheese Cooperatives Farmer's identity Wallonia Pathways Lock-ins

Authors

Véronique De Herde Philippe Baret Kevin Maréchal

Publication of May 15th 2016

Transition pathways

Transition potential of cheese-processing niche value chains in the Région Herbagère Liégeoise and Haute Ardenne

Study on the trajectories and issues faced by the dairy farmers in niche cheese-processing value chains, that uncovers systemic lock-ins to alternative pathways of milk production and processing in the Walloon Region

Dairy sector Meadows and pasture

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

Authors

Véronique De Herde