Past event Conference June 26th 2024 BruxellesTransition pathwaysFarming without harming: policy action for resilient agricultureHosted by Pesticide Action Network Europe, Friends of the Earth Europe, The European Network of Scientists for Social and Environmental Responsibility and Agroecology EuropePolicyEuropeWalloniaAgroecology
Publication of May 14th 2024 ReportTransition pathwaysFinancing the agro-ecological transition of food systems in the Walloon regionEstablishment of a reference framework for assessing the political and economic framework for the agro-ecological transition of agricultural and food systems in the Walloon RegionPolicyStrategiesBelgiumWalloniaPathwaysTransition enablersAgroecology
Publication of May 15th 2024 Research articleProduction systemsA method to account for diversity of practices in Conservation AgricultureLocal 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 agricultureDiversityBelgiumWalloniaParticipatory process
Publication of May 2nd 2024 PhD thesisFood value chainsThe Diversity of Practices in Conservation Agriculture: Categorization and Impact Assessment in the Walloon Region, BelgiumWhat 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 agricultureDiversityEnvironmental footprintWalloniaParticipatory processPathwaysClimate change
Past event Conference March 20th 2019 Ottignies-Louvain-la-NeuveTransition pathwaysTowards a low-pesticides agriculture in Wallonia? Presentation of a diversity of scenariosWhat are the main modes of production today in Wallonia? How are the sectors organized? Which scenarios can we envisage, and with what consequences in terms of production and use of pesticides?Cereals sectorPotato sectorDairy sectorBeef meat sectorBelgiumWalloniaParticipatory process
Publication of October 31st 2023 PhD thesisProduction systemsExploring Intercropping in Market Gardening : A story of combinationsA PhD thesis on intercropping between vegetables, in the context of small-scale market gardening, mobilizing an exploratory approach combining on-field trials in experimental station and on-farm participatory trials. Vegetable sectorIntercroppingSmall-scale farmingWalloniaParticipatory processAgroecology
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.Organic agricultureVegetable sectorBreedingInnovationEuropeSmall-scale farmingBelgiumWalloniaBiodiversity
Publication of February 16th 2023 PresentationFood value chainsStronger together, but how? Lessons from the Walloon dairy history on the strategic relevance of cooperative modelsOral presentation made at the ICA-CCR 2022 European Research Conference (linked to a published paper)Dairy sectorCooperativesWalloniaTransition 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.Dairy sectorBeef meat sectorMeadows and pastureFeedProtein transitionEuropeEnvironmental footprintBelgiumWalloniaEconomic viabilityPathways
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 agencyWalloniaLock-insTransition enablers
Publication of July 8th 2021 Research articleTransition pathwaysTransitions in agriculture: organic, agroecological and conventional farmingA paper on the diversity of dynamics in agroecological systems by Dumont, Gasselin and Baret.Organic agricultureVegetable sectorBelgiumWalloniaPathwaysAgroecology
Publication of May 4th 2021 CommunicationProduction systemsSurvey on seed choices in the organic vegetable sector in the Walloon RegionA survey to identify the main varieties used for vegetable production in the Walloon Region and to highlight the needs in terms of varietal selection and supply of plants and seeds.Organic agricultureVegetable sectorFarmer agencySmall-scale farmingBelgiumWalloniaBiodiversityLock-insTransition enablersClimate changeAgroecology