Past event Conference January 10th 2023 OxfordProduction systemsLEAP Conference (Oxford) : Sytra’s presentations on the bovine sectorOn 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 sectorBeef meat sectorProtein transitionDiversitySustainability indicatorsEconomic viability
Publication of June 24th 2024 CommunicationProduction systemsHow to design “intercrops friendly” policies? Lessons from the analysis of the barriers to intercropping in EuropeThis "policy brief", written in the context of the IntercropVALUES european project, presents five policy recommendations to foster the use of intercropping in Europe.Vegetable sectorCereals sectorProtein cropsDiversityEuropeIntercroppingLock-insTransition enablers
Publication of May 15th 2024 Research articleProduction systemsA method to account for diversity of practices in Conservation AgricultureLocal 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 agricultureDiversityBelgiumWalloniaParticipatory process
Publication of May 2nd 2024 PhD thesisFood value chainsThe Diversity of Practices in Conservation Agriculture: Categorization and Impact Assessment in the Walloon Region, BelgiumWhat types of Conservation Agriculture (CA) are present in Wallonia? Do these different CA-types have the same potential impact on soil quality, and do they follow the same transition processes?Conservation agricultureDiversityEnvironmental footprintWalloniaParticipatory processPathwaysClimate change
Publication of September 9th 2023 Research articleProduction systemsAssessing crop sequence diversity and agronomic quality in grassland regionsThis 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 agricultureCereals sectorBeef meat sectorMeadows and pastureAgricultural land managementDiversitySustainability indicatorsAgricultural inputs
Publication of August 7th 2023 ReportProduction systemsSeeds systems and varietal choices in organic vegetable productionA 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 agricultureVegetable sectorSeedsDiversitySmall-scale farmingFranceLock-insTransition enablersAgroecology
Publication of June 1st 2021 ReportTransition pathwaysAddressing barriers to crop diversification: 200 solutionsThe hereby report provides the solutions identified to address the barriers to crop diversification at each level of the value chains and further discuss the conditions for enabling shifts towards more sustainable food systems.Organic agricultureCereals sectorProtein cropsPotato sectorBeetroot sectorDiversityInnovationEuropeIntercroppingParticipatory processPathwaysTransition enablersAgroecology
Publication of November 8th 2021 ReportProduction systemsAssessing the use of pesticide for livestock productsThis study assesses the use of chemical pesticides for animal-based products.Eggs sectorDairy sectorBeef meat sectorPig meat sectorPoultry meat sectorDiversitySustainability indicatorsAgricultural inputsEuropePesticidesEnvironmental footprint
Publication of June 21st 2021 PosterProduction systemsAn operational definition of Conservation Agriculture to categorize the diversity of models in a given territoryThis poster presents the results of a literature review to build a broad and operational definition of Conservation Agriculture.Conservation agricultureDiversityLiterature review
Publication of June 21st 2021 Working paperProduction systemsAn operational definition of Conservation Agriculture to categorize the diversity of models in a given territoryThis work presents the results of a literature review to build a broad and operational definition of Conservation Agriculture.Conservation agricultureDiversityLiterature review
Publication of September 30th 2020 ReportProduction systemsThe dual challenge of livestock production in WalloniaThis study highlights that it is possible to combine environmental and economic performance in bovine (dairy and suckler) production systems in Wallonia (Southern Belgium).Dairy sectorBeef meat sectorDiversitySustainability indicatorsEnvironmental footprintWalloniaEconomic viability
Publication of January 31st 2020 ReportProduction systemsSix sectors in Wallonia : current situation and scenarios towards 2050What are the main production systems today in Wallonia? How are the sectors organised? What developments can be envisaged, and with what consequences in terms of production and inputs use?Vegetable sectorCereals sectorPotato sectorBeetroot sectorDairy sectorBeef meat sectorDiversityAgricultural inputsPesticidesLand use planningProspective scenariosBelgiumWalloniaParticipatory processPathways
