Bio-ingénieur
Frédéric VANWINDEKENS
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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
Les articles de Frédéric VANWINDEKENS
Scientific publications
Typology of specialized dairy farmers on the basis of their social engagement, grassland management rules and fodder stock constitution and valorisation practices
Vanwindekens, F. , Danhieux, K. , Decruyenaere, V. , Grignard, A. , Thewis, A. & Stilmant, D. (2011). Typology of specialized dairy farmers on the basis of their social engagement,...
Scientific publications
Diversity of drivers and motivations in grassland based livestock farming system: a cognitive mapping approach
Vanwindekens, F. , Baret, P.V. & Stilmant, D. (2011). Diversity of drivers and motivations in grassland based livestock farming system: a cognitive mapping approach. Proceedings...
Scientific publications
Understanding and modelling farmers knowledge in decision-making processes: application of an original inductive cognitive mapping approach to grassland based farming systems
Vanwindekens, F. , Stilmant, D. & Baret, P.V. (2011). Understanding and modelling farmers knowledge in decision-making processes: application of an original inductive cognitive...
Scientific publications
Capacités d'adaptation des exploitations herbagères face aux évolutions écologiques, économiques et sociales.
Vanwindekens, F. (2011). Capacités d'adaptation des exploitations herbagères face aux évolutions écologiques, économiques et sociales. Proceedings in: Xe Journée de Rencontre Etudiants-Chercheurs,...
Scientific publications
Processus décisionnels des éleveurs en systèmes herbagers: étude de la diversité des pratiques lors de la première coupe
Vanwindekens, F. , Stilmant, D. & Baret, P. (2009). Processus décisionnels des éleveurs en systèmes herbagers: étude de la diversité des pratiques lors de la première coupe. Proceedings...
Press releases
Effects of Climate Change and Production Risk Management in Wallonia
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...
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