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 sectorProtein cropsInnovationShort supply chainsOrganic farmingEconomic performanceEurope
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 sectorProtein cropsInnovationShort supply chainsOrganic farmingLeversFlandersBelgiumEurope
Publication of March 1st 2024 CommunicationProduction systemsLaunch of a new study on opportunities for the production of seeds in WalloniaThe new project Semences d’Ici aims to promote seed production and the adoption of vegetables varieties suitable for the region of Wallonia.Vegetable sectorSeedsInputsInnovationOrganic farmingEconomic performanceParticipatory approachWalloniaBelgium
Publication of July 4th 2023 MSc thesisProduction systemsOpportunities for vegetable seed production in WalloniaThis 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.Vegetable sectorPlant breedingSeedsBiodiversityInnovationOrganic farmingWalloniaBelgiumEurope
Publication of May 31st 2022 CommunicationFood value chainsCrop diversification: the importance of a value chain approachThis 'Policy Brief' explains the importance of an approach at the value chain level to support the development of crop diversification.Cereals sectorProtein cropsBiodiversityInnovationCrop diversificationShort supply chainsLeversEurope
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.Cereals sectorProtein cropsPotato sectorBeetroot sectorInnovationAgroecologyCrop diversificationOrganic farmingLeversParticipatory approachEurope
Publication of July 2nd 2021 CommunicationProduction systemsCrop diversification: recommendations for overcoming barriersThe diversification of cropping systems is still limited due to barriers occurring at the farm level, along value chains as well as in the coordination between actors. What are the policies needed to effectively foster crop diversification in EU countries?Cereals sectorProtein cropsBiodiversityInnovationCrop diversificationPath dependencyLeversEurope
Publication of October 12th 2021 PresentationTransition pathwaysPesticide reduction: Lessons learnt from the French and European experiencesReducing the use of pesticides has been on the agenda for decades. What can we learn from French and European pesticide reduction policies and implementation?PesticidesInputsInnovationSustainability indicatorsPath dependencyLock-inPolicy recommendationsEuropeFrance
Publication of March 12th 2020 Research articleFood value chainsA variety of crop diversification strategies in EuropeThis article identifies the variety of crop diversification strategies implemented by European farmers and explores the extent to which barriers to crop diversification can be related to the proximity of innovation settings with dominant food systems.Cereals sectorProtein cropsInnovationCrop diversification
Publication of January 1st 2014 Research articleProduction systemsAgricultural innovation from above and from below: confrontation and integration on Rwanda’s hillsHow are 'top-down' innovations received and implemented in banana cropping systems in Rwanda? How do smallholders deal with new government policies when they fail to reflect local economic and social realities? Fruit sectorInnovationParticipatory approach
Publication of March 29th 2013 PhD thesisProduction systemsSystemic analysis of innovation processes in banana systems in the Great Lakes regionHow do farmers in the Great Lakes region (Rwanda, Burundi, Kivu) manage to overcome major challenges such as the lack of resources, production means and plants diseases ?Fruit sectorInnovationParticipatory approach
Publication of July 31st 2009 Research articleProduction systemsHow agricultural research shapes a technological regime that develops genetic engineering but locks out agroecological innovationsThis paper shows how the concepts of technological paradigms and trajectories can help analyse the agricultural science and technology landscape and dynamics. Genetic engineering and agroecology can be usefully analysed as two different technological paradigms.InnovationAgroecologyPath dependencyLock-in
