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
Publication of September 9th 2023 Research articleProduction systemsAssessing crop sequence diversity and agronomic quality in grassland regionsThis study aims to provide an assessment of the diversity and agronomic quality of crop rotation/sequence, generalised grassland regions and regions with a high rate of organic farming. The assessment methods are applied to Famenne, Ardenne and the Jurassic region of Wallonia.Beef meat sectorCereals sectorMeadows and pastureOrganic agricultureAgricultural inputsAgricultural land managementDiversitySustainability indicators
Publication of June 1st 2021 ReportTransition pathwaysAddressing barriers to crop diversification: 200 solutionsThe hereby report provides the solutions identified to address the barriers to crop diversification at each level of the value chains and further discuss the conditions for enabling shifts towards more sustainable food systems.Beetroot sectorCereals sectorOrganic agriculturePotato sectorProtein cropsAgroecologyDiversityEuropeInnovationIntercroppingParticipatory processPathwaysTransition 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 December 4th 2023 CommunicationFood value chainsOngoing PhD : Analysis of the Diversity of Conservation Agriculture Types in the Walloon RegionHow diverse are the forms of conservation agriculture (CA) in Wallonia? Do these different forms of CA have the same potential impact on soil quality, and do they follow the same transition processes?Conservation agricultureClimate changeDiversityFarmer's identityLock-insParticipatory processPathwaysTransition enablersWallonia
Publication of September 30th 2020 ReportProduction systemsThe dual challenge of livestock production in WalloniaThis study highlights that it is possible to combine environmental and economic performance in bovine (dairy and suckler) production systems in Wallonia (Southern Belgium).Beef meat sectorDairy sectorDiversityEconomic viabilityEnvironmental footprintSustainability indicatorsWallonia
Publication of January 31st 2020 ReportProduction systemsSix sectors in Wallonia : current situation and scenarios towards 2050What are the main production systems today in Wallonia? How are the sectors organised? What developments can be envisaged, and with what consequences in terms of production and inputs use?Beef meat sectorBeetroot sectorCereals sectorDairy sectorPotato sectorVegetable sectorAgricultural inputsBelgiumDiversityLand use planningParticipatory processPathwaysPesticidesProspective scenariosWallonia
