Past event Conference January 10th 2023 OxfordProduction systemsLEAP Conference (Oxford) : Sytra’s presentations on the bovine sectorOn 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.Beef meat sectorDairy sectorDiversityEconomic viabilityProtein transitionSustainability indicators
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 sectorOrganic agricultureProtein cropsEconomic viabilityEuropeFarmer agencyInnovationShort food supply chain
Past event Conference March 10th 2020 Ottignies-Louvain-la-NeuveProduction systemsHow can current farming systems contribute to provide sustainable and local food?How to measure the social and environmental footprint of our food habits? Which are the land use opportunities for more sustainable and local food systems? How can vegetable production at the regional level meet these challenges?Vegetable sectorLand use planningProspective scenariosEnvironmental footprint
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 cropsBiodiversityEuropeInnovationIntercroppingPathway dependancyTransition enablers
Publication of November 8th 2021 ReportProduction systemsAssessing the use of pesticide for livestock productsThis study assesses the use of chemical pesticides for animal-based products.Beef meat sectorDairy sectorEggs sectorPig meat sectorPoultry meat sectorAgricultural inputsDiversityEnvironmental footprintEuropePesticidesSustainability indicators
Publication of June 21st 2021 PosterProduction systemsAn operational definition of Conservation Agriculture to categorize the diversity of models in a given territoryThis poster presents the results of a literature review to build a broad and operational definition of Conservation Agriculture.Conservation agricultureDiversityLiterature review
Publication of June 21st 2021 Working paperProduction systemsAn operational definition of Conservation Agriculture to categorize the diversity of models in a given territoryThis work presents the results of a literature review to build a broad and operational definition of Conservation Agriculture.Conservation agricultureDiversityLiterature review
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 sectorAgroecologyBelgiumBiodiversityClimate changeFarmer agencyLock-insSmall-scale farmingTransition enablersWallonia
Publication of December 18th 2020 Research articleProduction systemsHow and to what extent are Flemish farmers pursuing the principles of agroecology ?How and to what extent the Flemish farmers are pursuing the principles of agroecology ? A paper by Louis Tessier and colleagues in collaboration with ILVO.Beef meat sectorAgroecologyFarmer agencyFlandersStrategies
