Sytra

Transition of food systems

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Upcoming event

February 26th 2025

Transition pathways

Futures4Food – Closing event

Futures4Food a transdisciplinary research project funded by BELSPO How to engage actors in transition reflection mobilizing system thinking approach? Two cases study - From feed to food paradigm in the cereals sector and the protein shift

Food value chain Belgium Participatory process Pathways

Speakers

Philippe Baret Caroline Amrom

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

Past event

October 15th 2024

Antwerpen

Food value chains

How to effectively engage actors in transitions for sustainable impact?

The Futures4Food team wants to convene practitioners and scientists alike to exchange on lessons learned, best practices and analytical frameworks of transition-related multi-stakeholders processes

Cereals sector Protein crops

sustainability assessment Policy Belgium Participatory process Pathway dependancy

Speakers

Caroline Amrom Diana Borniotto Erik Mathijs, Sfere, KULeuven, Ines Cottignies, Sfere, KULeuven

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

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 14th 2024

Transition pathways

Financing the agro-ecological transition of food systems in the Walloon region

Establishment of a reference framework for assessing the political and economic framework for the agro-ecological transition of agricultural and food systems in the Walloon Region

Policy Strategies Belgium Wallonia Pathways Transition enablers Agroecology

Authors

Caroline Amrom Anne-Maud Courtois Quentin Vandersteen Philippe Baret

Publication of May 15th 2024

Research article

Production systems

A method to account for diversity of practices in Conservation Agriculture

Local factors influence the translation of Conservation Agriculture (CA) into practices. To categorize the diversity of farmers’ CA practices, we combined archetypal and hierarchical clustering analysis. In Wallonia, we were able to identify three main CA-types with salient practices.

Conservation agriculture

Diversity Belgium Wallonia Participatory process

Authors

Manon Ferdinand 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 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 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 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 July 8th 2021

Research article

Transition pathways

Transitions in agriculture: organic, agroecological and conventional farming

A paper on the diversity of dynamics in agroecological systems by Dumont, Gasselin and Baret.

Organic agriculture Vegetable sector

Belgium Wallonia Pathways Agroecology

Authors

Philippe Baret Antoinette Dumont Pierre Gasselin