Publication of April 13th 2021 CommunicationTransition pathwaysOngoing PhD : Pathways to reduce the use of pesticidesWhat are the main uses of pesticides in the Province of Luxembourg (Southern Belgium) ? How can we accompany actors from the agricultural sector to engage in pathways to reduce the use of pesticides ? Transition pathways PesticidesInputsSustainability indicatorsAgroecologyPath dependencyLiterature reviewEconomic performanceLeversProspective scenariosLock-inEnvironmental footprintParticipatory approachWallonia
Publication of August 18th 2020 PosterFood value chainsCoexistence of cooperative models as structural answer to lock-ins in diversification pathways: the case of the Walloon dairy sectorThis poster considers the coexistence of recently emerged new cooperative models alongside the historically developed mainstream dairy cooperatives as a way to circumvent locks-ins in diversification pathways of milk processing. Food value chains Dairy sectorMeadows and pastureLock-inWallonia
Publication of June 3rd 2020 CommunicationTransition pathwaysFeed our farmers or our population? Looking beyond the unsovable dilemmaAn opinion piece on the means to go beyond the link between cheap food and right to food. A reflection on how feeding our population can go hand in hand with paying the farmers the price for a sustainable food production. Transition pathways BiodiversityPlanetary limitsLeversLock-inEnvironmental footprint
Publication of May 12th 2020 ReportProduction systemsA survey on the agricultural uses of glyphosate in European countriesThis report presents the results obtained through a survey on the agricultural use of glyphosate in European countries and proposes a framework for understanding and monitoring glyphosate uses. Production systems Fruit sectorCereals sectorPesticidesGlyphosateLock-inEurope
Publication of January 31st 2020 PosterProduction systemsConservation Agriculture and glyphosate – Strategies, lock-ins and diversity in the Belgian Walloon RegionIs it possible to practice Conservation Agriculture without glyphosate in Wallonia? What are the lock-ins to, and the conditions required for, the development of Conservation Agriculture without total herbicides ? Production systems GlyphosateCrop diversificationConservation agricultureLeversLock-inParticipatory approachWallonia
Publication of August 14th 2019 Research articleFood value chainsLock-Ins and Agency: Towards an Embedded Approach of Individual Pathways in the Walloon Dairy SectorA qualitative study on how the agency articulates with structural dynamics in the individual trajectories of dairy farmers. A model of interconnected and embedded lock-ins, from the organizational frame of the regime to the individual frame. Food value chains Dairy sectorMeadows and pastureLock-inWallonia
Publication of May 15th 2016 PosterTransition pathwaysTransition potential of cheese-processing niche value chains in the Région Herbagère Liégeoise and Haute ArdenneStudy on the trajectories and issues faced by the dairy farmers in niche cheese-processing value chains, that uncovers systemic lock-ins to alternative pathways of milk production and processing in the Walloon Region Transition pathways Dairy sectorMeadows and pastureLeversLock-inWallonia
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. Production systems InnovationAgroecologyPath dependencyLock-in
Publication of January 1st 2008 Research articleProduction systemsWhy are ecological wheat cultivars slow to develop? A ‘lock-in’ case studyThis article identifies twelve factors impeding wider adoption of multi-resistant cultivars. These factors explain why current wheat-cropping systems are maintained in a ‘pesticide lock-in’ situation. Production systems Cereals sectorInnovationAgroecologyPath dependencyLock-inWalloniaBelgium
