Upcoming event Conference June 11th 2026 Production systemsVegetable Seeds in Wallonia: How to Develop the Sector?Wallonia is building its seed self-sufficiency! Join the event to learn about, share, and contribute to the development of a local, sustainable, and innovative seed sector. Production systems SeedsOrganic farming
Past event Conference March 25th 2025 NamurTransition pathwaysFarming in transition for more sustainable food systemsWhat are the major issues currently facing agriculture and our food supply? The “Farming in transition for more sustainable food systems” lecture series will take stock of these issues. Transition pathways Cereals sectorProtein cropsEggs sectorDairy sectorBeef meat sectorPig meat sectorPoultry meat sectorMeadows and pastureProtein transitionOrganic farmingConservation agriculturePolicy recommendationsBelgiumEurope
Past event Conference March 31st 2025 Production systemsProduction and distribution of organic vegetable seeds: Challenges and opportunities for multipliers and seed companiesPresentation of the results of a survey on the production and distribution of vegetable seeds of open-pollinated varieties in Europe. Production systems Vegetable sectorPlant breedingSeedsOrganic farming
Past event Conference February 26th 2025 Transition pathwaysFutures4Food – Closing eventFutures4Food a transdisciplinary research project funded by BELSPO How to engage actors in transition reflection mobilizing system thinking approach? Two cases study - From feed to food paradigm in the cereals sector and the protein shift Transition pathways Participatory approachBelgium
Past event Conference January 23rd 2025 NamurProduction systemsParticipation in the SPW ARNE DAEA annual conference – Crossed perspectives on Walloon agricultureOn January 23th (2025), we took part in the first symposium entitled "Different perspectives on Walloon agriculture", organised by the Directorate for Agricultural Economic Analysis (Walloon Public Service). Production systems Cereals sectorPotato sectorPesticidesEconomic performanceEnvironmental footprintWallonia
Past event Conference October 18th 2024 GentTransition pathwaysThe Protein Transition: Rethinking our diets for a sustainable futureStudents4food Inspirational Talks: a World Food Forum Event in Ghent Transition pathways Protein transition
Past event Conference October 9th 2024 Transition pathwaysFrom Policies to Practices: An Agroecological Approach to TransitionA conference on agroecology Transition pathways Agroecology
Past event Conference October 15th 2024 AntwerpenFood value chainsHow to effectively engage actors in transitions for sustainable impact?The Futures4Food team wants to convene practitioners and scientists alike to exchange on lessons learned, best practices and analytical frameworks of transition-related multi-stakeholders processes Food value chains Cereals sectorProtein cropsSustainability indicatorsPath dependencyPolicy recommendationsParticipatory approachBelgium
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 Europe Transition pathways AgroecologyPolicy recommendationsWalloniaEurope
Past event Conference June 12th 2024 FrickTransition pathways187th Seminar of the European Association of Agricultural Economists (EAAE)Four members of the Sytra Team will be participating in the 187th Seminar of the European Association of Agricultural Economists (EAAE) in Frick between the 12 and 16th of June. Transition pathways
Past event Conference June 5th 2024 Ottignies-Louvain-la-NeuveTransition pathwaysSeminar on the Paradoxes of the Protein TransitionYou are warmly welcome to attend a seminar I will be giving on June 5th from 12 to 13 p.m. (Belgian time zone). The seminar will tackle the paradoxes of the protein transition, defined as the dietary shift from animal to alternative protein sources. Transition pathways Protein cropsDairy sectorBeef meat sectorPig meat sectorPoultry meat sector
Past event Conference July 7th 2023 WageningenTransition pathwaysSCP Conference: Is the protein transition missing a silver bullet?The "transforming consumption-production systems toward just and sustainable futures" conference runs from July 5 to 8 in Wageningen. Sytra will give a presentation on the protein transition and share partial results of a systematic review on the protein transition. Transition pathways
