All publications and events containing tag Sustainability indicators

Publication of October 22nd 2024
Report
Transition pathways

Toward a resilient food supply of Brussels Capital region: possible scenarios based on a barriers analysis and an explorative prospective approach

Brussels Food 2050 (BruFo2050), is an explorative prospective research project that gathers two teams: Sytra from UCLouvain and Sfere, from KULeuven. This three-years long project aims at diving into the analysis and understanding of the Brussels food supply system.

Vegetable sectorCereals sectorPotato sectorDairy sectorBeef meat sector
Food value chainPolicySustainability indicatorsStrategiesProspective scenariosBelgiumParticipatory processPathwaysLock-ins

Authors

Caroline Amrom Hannelore Deschaepmeester

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 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 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 April 15th 2023
Research article
Production systems

Accounting for diversity while assessing sustainability: insights from the Walloon bovine sectors

A scientific paper on the importance of accounting for the diversity of farms when assessing sustainability. We take the opportunity to discuss the dilemmas of sustainability assessments and show that economic and environmental performances can go hand in hand. Open-access link below.

Dairy sectorBeef meat sector
Sustainability indicatorsEnvironmental footprint

Authors

Anton Riera Océane Duluins Philippe Baret Monica Schuster

Publication of April 13th 2021
Communication
Transition pathways

Ongoing PhD : Pathways to reduce the use of pesticides

What 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 ?

Sustainability indicatorsAgricultural inputsPesticidesLiterature reviewLand use planningProspective scenariosEnvironmental footprintWalloniaParticipatory processPathway dependancyEconomic viabilityPathwaysLock-insTransition enablersAgroecology

Authors

Noé Vandevoorde

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