Publication of July 17th 2020 Working paperTransition pathwaysCan prospective approaches ignite debate on the future of the agriculture and livestock sector?How do actors relate to prospective approaches? In this article, we analyze the responses of farmers' unions to the release of scenarios about the future of the livestock sector in Belgium.Beef meat sectorDairy sectorEggs sectorMeadows and pasturePig meat sectorPoultry meat sectorBelgiumFlandersLand use planningParticipatory processProspective scenariosSustainability indicatorsWallonia
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 January 31st 2020 ReportProduction systemsThe vegetable sector in the Walloon Region: Current situation and scenarios towards 2050What are the main modes of production of vegetable crops today in Wallonia? How are the sectors organized? What developments can we envisage, and with what consequences in terms of production and use of pesticides?Vegetable sectorProspective scenariosBelgiumWalloniaParticipatory process
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 ?Conservation agricultureDiversityGlyphosateLock-insParticipatory processStrategiesTransition enablersWallonia
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.Dairy sectorMeadows and pastureCheeseCooperativesFarmer's identityLock-insPathwaysWallonia
Publication of July 22nd 2019 PresentationTransition pathwaysUnderstanding agricultural systems and their evolution: a focus on WalloniaHow has Walloon agriculture evolved over the past ten years? What is the share of organic agriculture? How to measure the use of pesticides? What scenarios can we envisage for the future? This booklet provides data and analysis to foster debate on those questions.Organic agricultureProspective scenariosBelgiumWallonia
Publication of February 5th 2019 ReportTransition pathwaysScenarios for the future of the livestock sector in BelgiumWhat is the current situation of the livestock sector? To which extent is there a diversity of production systems? What would be the consequences of different scenarios for the development of the sector in terms of production, consumption and environmental impacts?Eggs sectorDairy sectorBeef meat sectorPig meat sectorPoultry meat sectorProspective scenariosBelgiumWalloniaParticipatory process
Publication of December 21st 2017 PhD thesisProduction systemsWorking and employment conditions in market gardening: which agroecological transition?Do agroecology and organic farming offer better working conditions than conventional agriculture?Organic agricultureVegetable sectorAgroecologyBelgiumEconomic viabilityParticipatory processWallonia
Publication of November 1st 2017 Research articleProduction systemsWorking conditions in agroecological, organic and conventional market gardeningTo what extent do production systems differ in terms of working conditions? To what extent do agroecological production systems offer better working conditions than other systems?Vegetable sectorAgroecologyBelgiumEconomic viabilityParticipatory processWallonia
