philippe baret_ucl - feeding the planet in 2050 ?
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EARTH AND LIFE INSTITUTEFaculty of Sciencewww.uclouvain.be/eli
UNIVERSITY OF LOUVAIN (UCL)
AgroecologyA new
managment of food systems
Feeding the planet in 2050 - 06/24/2015
Prof. Philippe [email protected]
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AGROECOLOGY
Agroecology is a new proposition for a sustainable
management of agricultural and food systems
Belgium is leader on this topic in Europe with a
network called GIRAF, Groupe interdiscipinaire du
FNRS sur agroécologie
The group comprises scientists from different
universities in Wallonia : Ulg, ULB, UNamur & UCL
Bref descriptif du projet choisi
Feeding the planet in 2050 - 06/24/2015
OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT
To build a new paradigm for sustainable agriculture
To legitimate small scale and self-sufficient farming systems as an
option for addressing issues as food security, climate change and
loss of biodiversity
To rebalance investment in agricultural research toward aliternaitve
promising pathways
To take advantage of other forms on knowledge based on peasant
practices and traditions
Feeding the planet in 2050 - 06/24/2015
TRANSITION
Feeding the planet in 2050 - 06/24/2015
Niche Innovations
Socio- technicalRegime
Socio-technical landscape( Exogene context)
Adapted from Geels & Schott 2007
1. Le
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- Protection - Learning, vision, networks- Empowering
(capacitation)
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converg
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2. Pressure on the dominant
regime
« Stockage d’Energie: Défis et avancées technologiques »
CONCLUSION
Innovation is at the heart of alternative systems
An uncertain world requires a diversity of option
Agroecology is at the interface of science and action
A multidisciplinary approach is the key for a systemic vision of food
systems
Feeding the planet in 2050 - 06/24/2015
To go further
www.agroecologie.bewww.philagri.net