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.Beef meat sectorDairy sectorDiversityEconomic viabilityProtein transitionSustainability indicators
Publication of January 26th 2023 PresentationTransition pathwaysThe future of organic farming – Bioforum VL – NieuwjaarPresentation at Bioforum VLOrganic agriculture
Past event Conference February 18th 2022 Online (Zoom)Production systemsDiverIMPACTS webinar: Small-scale sorting of pulses and grainsIn this webinar, an example of machinery and operations for sorting multiple crops on the farm was presented.Cereals sectorOrganic agricultureProtein cropsEconomic viabilityEuropeFarmer agencyInnovationShort food supply chain
Publication of November 30th 2022 CommunicationFood value chainsOpen position in Feb 2023 for a PhD candidate Position from February to October 2023 for a PhD candidate. You will participate in a research about multi-actor coordination in the context of agroecological transition, develop research skills and frame your own research topics in order to apply to a 4-years PhD scolarship. AgroecologyEconomic viabilityLock-insPathwaysProtein transitionStrategiesTransition enablers
Past event Workshop December 11th 2020 Food value chainsThe role of fair pricing for crop diversificationIn the context of the EU-funded DiverIMPACTS project, we will present tools and analysis for helping crop diversification case studies developing fair value chains. Cereals sectorOrganic agricultureProtein cropsBelgiumEuropeFlandersInnovationShort food supply chainTransition enablers
Publication of April 5th 2022 Research articleTransition pathwaysThe economic implications of a protein transitionThe 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.Beef meat sectorDairy sectorMeadows and pastureBelgiumEconomic viabilityEnvironmental footprintEuropeFeedPathwaysProtein transitionWallonia
Publication of August 12th 2022 Research articleFood value chainsLock-ins to transition pathways anchored in contextualized cooperative dynamics : insights from the historical trajectories of the Walloon dairy cooperativesA historical study on lock-ins to diversification pathways of dairy cooperatives. By considering cooperatives as social-ecological systems, we uncovered contextualized blocking mechanisms against inter-cooperative agreementsDairy sectorCooperativesFarmer agencyLock-insTransition enablersWallonia
Publication of October 1st 2015 ReportTransition pathwaysResearch and organic farming in EuropeA 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 researchOrganic agricultureLiterature reviewPolicy
Past event Conference March 10th 2020 Ottignies-Louvain-la-NeuveProduction systemsHow can current farming systems contribute to provide sustainable and local food?How to measure the social and environmental footprint of our food habits? Which are the land use opportunities for more sustainable and local food systems? How can vegetable production at the regional level meet these challenges?Vegetable sectorEnvironmental footprintLand use planningProspective scenarios
