GIRAF, the University of Liège,
the Walloon Agricultural Research Centre (CRA-W) and
the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
are pleased to invite you to the 6th Belgian Agroecology Meeting entitled
From diversity of species to diversity of players
on Tuesday, November 14, 2017 from 9:00 am to 17.30 pm
at the Senghor Auditorium of the Faculty of Gembloux.
This conference will highlight the great role played by diversity all along the conception and application of agroecology.
Four topics are addressed :
1. Species association and biodiversity linked to agroecology and/or agroforestry
2. Food systems
3. Teaching agroecology – Workshop
4. (How) can the Ecosystem Services framework foster agroecological transitions ? – Workshop
Provisional program
9h-9h30 |
Welcome |
9h30-11h |
Keynote speakers: - Adrian Mueller (FiBL & IED, Switzerland) : “What would you claim to be a sustainable food system?” - Sandrine Petit-Michaux (AgroSup Dijon INRA, France): “Designing biodiverse agroecosystems for enhancing agroecological services.” |
11h-11h15 |
Short break |
11h20-12h20 |
Presentations by participants |
A mixed-model approach to characterize the link between agroecological principles and beef farm functioning- L. Tessier |
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Economic impact of feed autonomy and associated ecosystemic services in a beef cattle and poultry mixed farm in Belgium – J. Faux |
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Joint technical and economic assessment of feed autonomy in organic cattle farms in Wallonia: first results – M. Guillaume |
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Unveiling alternative varietal pathways for a resilient food system: the case of cereals in Andalucia (Spain) – S. Baltazar |
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Agroecology and extractivism in Belgium – M.Visser |
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Mixed cropping of winter wheat and winter peas: a natural nitrogen nutrition management for sustainable production of protein-rich seeds – J. Pierreux |
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The effect of wooded networks of biological control in crops: synergy or antagonism? – C. Francis |
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Semi-natural elements support diverse pollinator communities in sweet cherry orchards in moderately intensified landscapes – M. Eeraerts |
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Composite Cross Populations of bread wheat a primer on the expression of its genotypic diversity across organic farms – R.Boutsen |
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Impact of mown permanent grassland management scheme on floristic diversity with a special focus on legume species occurrence and diversity – M. Campion |
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Can organic arable and silvoarable micro-farms contribute to biodiversity conservation? A survey of wild bees community structure in the Brabant Wallon province (Belgium) – N. Vereecken |
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How does ecosystem services framework perform to link ecological, technical and social dimensions of the agroecological transition ? – D. Magda |
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12h30-14h00 |
Meet & Greet with presenters and lunch |
14h00 – 14h45 |
Keynote speaker n°3 : Stéphane de Tourdonnet (?) |
14h45-15h |
Short break and redirecting towards workshops |
15h – 16h15 |
Workshops 1) Teaching agroecology – P. Stassart 2) Ecosystem services and agroecology: F. Boeraeve 3) Agroforestry: How to use the values of agroforestry to create new incentive mechanisms? – L. Borremans |
16h25 -17h10 |
Plenary session : Debate over Bec Hellouin case study with Kevin Morel (AgroParisTech), Philippe Baret (UCL), Erik Mathijs (KUL) and Chantraine Hochul (Agricovert) |
17h10 – 18h |
Networking and reception |
+ poster session
Registration
http://www.gembloux.ulg.ac.be/bam/registration/