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All publications and events about Organic agriculture

Publication of September 24th 2024

Transition pathways

European day of organic – Presentation at BioForum Vlaanderen event

Presentation at the event organized by Bioforum Vlaanderen on Sept, 23, 2024

Organic agriculture

Food value chain Social cost accounting

Authors

Publication of September 3rd 2024

Production systems

Effects of aerated compost teas in agriculture

Short brochure presenting the results of a literature review on aerated compost teas and their effects in agriculture.

Organic agriculture

Agricultural inputs Pesticides Literature review

Authors

Céline Chevalier Philippe Baret

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.

Organic agriculture Cereals sector Protein crops

Innovation Farmer agency Europe Short food supply chain Economic viability

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.

Organic agriculture Cereals sector Protein crops

Innovation Flanders Europe Short food supply chain Belgium Transition enablers

Speakers

Anton Riera Clémentine Antier Philippe Baret Lieven Delanote, An Jamart

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 March 1st 2024

Production systems

Launch of a new study on opportunities for the production of seeds in Wallonia

The new project Semences d’Ici aims to promote seed production and the adoption of vegetables varieties suitable for the region of Wallonia.

Organic agriculture Vegetable sector

Seeds Innovation Agricultural inputs Belgium Wallonia Participatory process Economic viability

Authors

Clémentine Antier

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 October 1st 2015

Transition pathways

The imbalance in research funding : the case of organic farming in EU.

A report for the European Greens on the funding of organic farming.

Organic agriculture

Authors

Philippe Baret Pascal Marcq, Carolin Mayer, Susanne Padel

Publication of August 7th 2023

Production systems

Seeds systems and varietal choices in organic vegetable production

A case study on seed systems in the vegetable organic sector, regarding small-scale farming in the French Alps. This research examines how the economic, technical, educational and social context influences the choices of farmers when choosing varieties and seeds.

Organic agriculture Vegetable sector

Seeds Diversity Small-scale farming France Lock-ins Transition enablers Agroecology

Authors

Clémentine Antier

Publication of July 4th 2023

Production systems

Opportunities for vegetable seed production in Wallonia

This Master thesis aims to shed light on the seed sector in Wallonia, and more specifically on the production of open-pollinated seeds of vegetable varieties.

Organic agriculture Vegetable sector

Seeds Plant breeding Innovation Europe Small-scale farming Belgium Wallonia Biodiversity

Authors

Julian Martens

Publication of January 26th 2023

Transition pathways

The future of organic farming – Bioforum VL – Nieuwjaar

Presentation at Bioforum VL

Organic agriculture

Authors

Publication of October 1st 2015

Transition pathways

Research and organic farming in Europe

A report on the advantages of organic farming and level of research funding of organic farming in Europe. Paradoxically, high environnemental performances of organic farming are not triggering a significant investment in research

Organic agriculture

Policy Literature review

Authors

Philippe Baret Pascal Marcq, Carolin Mayer, Susanne Padel