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
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.BiodiversityEnvironmental footprintLock-insPathwaysPlanetary boundariesTransition enablers
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 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 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 RegionDairy sectorMeadows and pastureCheeseCooperativesFarmer agencyFarmer's identityLock-insPathwaysStrategiesTransition enablersWallonia
Publication of November 28th 2014 Research articleTransition pathwaysRole of input self-sufficiency in the economic and environmental sustainability of specialised dairy farmsWhat are the structural characteristics necessary for the self-sufficiency of specialised dairy farms located in the grassland area? What are the relationships between input self-sufficiency, environmental and economic sustainability?Dairy sectorAgricultural inputsEconomic viabilityEnvironmental footprint
