I graduated in bio-engineering with a specialization in soil sciences from UCL (2004). My work experience is in education (teacher, teaching assistant), consultancy (environmental pollution) and agricultural research (CRA-W/UCL). As a researcher I focused on the study of people’s practices in socio-ecological systems: For my MSc thesis I explored the links between micro-finance, farmers’ equipment and soil degradation in the cotton area of Mali; in conjunction with an economist. For my PhD thesis (UCL/CRA-W, 2014) I developed a systems approach for modelling practices and applied it to studying complexity and diversity in grassland management (livestock grazing systems, Belgium). Now, my projects are linked to climate change, vulnerability of farms and resilience of farmers, soil management
Ulukan, D. , Steinmetz, L. , Martin, G. , BENOIT, M. , Bernes, G. , Blanc, M. , Brock, C. , Destruel, M. , Dumont, B. , Lang, E. , Meischner, T. , Moraine, M. , Oehen, B. , Parsons,...
Climate change increases the risk that extreme weather events will occur. The damage they cause to agro-ecosystems can be seen and makes an impression on the minds of both farmers...
Herremans, S. , Vanwindekens, F. , Decruyenaere, V. , Beckers, Y. & Froidmont, E. (2020). Effect of dietary tannins on milk yield and composition, nitrogen partitioning and nitrogen...
Beckers, Y. , Brostaux, Y. , Dalcq, AC. , Dogot, T , Froidmont , E. , Soyeurt H. & VANWINDEKENS, F. (2020). How do dairy farmers wish their future farm? PlosOne
Van Stappen, F. , Arlotti, D. , Vanwindekens, F. , Godden, B. , Mathot, M. , Loriers, A. , Vanlierde, A. , Dehareng, F. , Reuter, V. & Baeten, V (2020). Indicateurs directs et...
In order to address the negative consequences linked to rotation simplification, DiverIMPACTS draw the attention on the potential solutions offered by cropping system diversification...
Dalcq,A.C , Dogot, T , Soyeurt, H. , Brostaux, Y. , Delhez, P. , Vanwindekens, F. , Froidmont, E. , Rondia, P. , Wyzen, B. , Masure, A. , Bauraind, C. & Beckers, Y. (2017). Ideal...
Dalcq,A.C , Dogot, T , Soyeurt, H. , Brostaux, Y. , Vanwindekens, F. , Froidmont, E. , Rondia, P. , Wyzen, B. , Masure, A. , Bauraind, C. & Beckers, Y. (2016). Stategies of the...
Vanwindekens, F. , Baret, Ph. & Stilmant, D. (2015). Développement d’une méthode de modélisation des systèmes de pratiques et application à la gestion des prairies en région herbagère...
