Participatory prospective approaches to address the future of livestock - Lessons learnt from the Belgian livestock sector

Livestock systems are challenged because of their environmental impacts and in terms of animal welfare. A now classic vision of the transition of the agricultural sector is the substitution of conventional industrial systems by ecological or organic production systems. However, the benefits, difficulties and risks of such a massive substitution are not always evaluated and rationally discussed among actors. We developed scenarios towards 2050 for the livestock sector in Belgium. The objective was to provide actors with a shared framework for discussing transition horizons and conditions and ch... Mehr ...