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Past event
Conference
January 10th 2023

Oxford

Production systems

LEAP Conference (Oxford) : Sytra’s presentations on the bovine sector

On 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 sector
Protein transitionDiversitySustainability indicatorsEconomic viability

Speakers

Océane Duluins Anton Riera

Publication of June 24th 2024
Communication
Production systems

How to design “intercrops friendly” policies? Lessons from the analysis of the barriers to intercropping in Europe

This "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 crops
DiversityEuropeIntercroppingLock-insTransition enablers

Authors

Céline Chevalier Philippe Baret Margot Leclere (INRAE), Claire Morelle (IFOAM Organics Europe), Eric Justes (CIRAD)

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
DiversityBelgiumWalloniaParticipatory process

Authors

Manon Ferdinand Philippe Baret

Publication of May 8th 2024
Report
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 agricultureVegetable sectorFruit sectorCereals sectorProtein cropsPotato sectorBeetroot sectorEggs sectorDairy sectorBeef meat sectorPig meat sectorPoultry meat sectorMeadows and pasture
sustainability assessmentProtein transitionDiversitySustainability indicatorsProspective scenariosBelgium

Authors

Quentin Vandersteen Anton Riera Noé Vandevoorde Philippe Baret Louis Tessier

Publication of May 2nd 2024
PhD thesis
Food value chains

The Diversity of Practices in Conservation Agriculture: Categorization and Impact Assessment in the Walloon Region, Belgium

What 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 agriculture
DiversityEnvironmental footprintWalloniaParticipatory processPathwaysClimate change

Authors

Manon Ferdinand 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 agricultureCereals sectorBeef meat sectorMeadows and pasture
Agricultural land managementDiversitySustainability indicatorsAgricultural inputs

Authors

Noé Vandevoorde Philippe Baret

Publication of August 7th 2023
Report
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 agricultureVegetable sector
SeedsDiversitySmall-scale farmingFranceLock-insTransition enablersAgroecology

Authors

Clémentine Antier

Publication of June 1st 2021
Report
Transition pathways

Addressing barriers to crop diversification: 200 solutions

The 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 sector
DiversityInnovationEuropeIntercroppingParticipatory processPathwaysTransition enablersAgroecology

Authors

Caroline Amrom Clémentine Antier Philippe Baret Anne-Maud Courtois et al.

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