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. Production systems Beef meat sectorAgroecologyFlanders
Publication of December 4th 2020 Research articleFood value chainsCoexistence of Cooperative models as Structural answer to Lock-Ins in Diversification Pathways : The Case of the Walloon Dairy SectorDrawing on the presence of various dairy cooperative models active in long value chains in the Walloon Region, the paper considers how their complementarity supports trajectories of diversification of dairy productions and invites to consider cooperative models in terms of coexistence Food value chains Dairy sectorMeadows and pastureLeversLock-inWallonia
Publication of July 15th 2020 Research articleProduction systemsA framework for monitoring Glyphosate use in the European agricultural sectorThis article provides data on glyphosate use in European countries from 2013 to 2017 and proposes a framework for monitoring the herbicide's uses. Production systems PesticidesInputsSustainability indicatorsGlyphosateEurope
Publication of April 24th 2020 Research articleProduction systemsPathways of action followed by Flemish beef farmers – agroecology as a practiceAgroecology is often brought up as an alternative development pathway for livestock systems. Yet, what does it mean in practice? In this article we find out by asking beef farmers themselves how they put agroecological principles into practice. Production systems Beef meat sectorAgroecologyShort supply chainsFlandersBelgium
Publication of March 12th 2020 Research articleFood value chainsA variety of crop diversification strategies in EuropeThis article identifies the variety of crop diversification strategies implemented by European farmers and explores the extent to which barriers to crop diversification can be related to the proximity of innovation settings with dominant food systems. Food value chains Cereals sectorProtein cropsInnovationCrop diversification
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. Food value chains Dairy sectorMeadows and pastureLock-inWallonia
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? Production systems Vegetable sectorAgroecologyEconomic performanceParticipatory approachWalloniaBelgium
Publication of January 2nd 2016 Research articleProduction systemsClarifying the socioeconomic dimensions of agroecology: between principles and practicesHow can the lack of socioeconomic principles of agroecology in the literature be filled ? What are the distinctions between the theoretical principles of agroecology and their practical applications ? Production systems Vegetable sectorAgroecologyShort supply chainsEconomic performanceParticipatory approach
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? Transition pathways Dairy sectorInputsEconomic performanceEnvironmental footprint
Publication of January 1st 2014 Research articleProduction systemsAgricultural innovation from above and from below: confrontation and integration on Rwanda’s hillsHow are 'top-down' innovations received and implemented in banana cropping systems in Rwanda? How do smallholders deal with new government policies when they fail to reflect local economic and social realities? Production systems Fruit sectorInnovationParticipatory approach
Publication of November 16th 2012 Research articleProduction systemsSustainability indicators for livestock farming. A reviewWhat indicators should be used to assess the sustainability of livestock systems ? Production systems Dairy sectorBeef meat sectorSustainability indicatorsLiterature review
Publication of July 31st 2009 Research articleProduction systemsHow agricultural research shapes a technological regime that develops genetic engineering but locks out agroecological innovationsThis paper shows how the concepts of technological paradigms and trajectories can help analyse the agricultural science and technology landscape and dynamics. Genetic engineering and agroecology can be usefully analysed as two different technological paradigms. Production systems InnovationAgroecologyPath dependencyLock-in
