Lucas Van den Abeele
Coordinator of the Pajottenland Cereal Network
Tel: + 32(0) 497047142
Profile & curriculum
- Born in Ghent
- 2012-2016 : Bachelor in bio-engineering at the ULB Brussels
- 2016-2018 : International masters in agroecology at NMBU Norway, BOKU Vienna and ISARA Lyon
- 2018 : Master thesis on the early development of the cereal network
- Januari 2019 : Engaged by brewery 3 Fonteinen in order to further develop and coordinate the farmers network
Research interests
- The role of farmers' tool design in the evolution of agricultural practices
- Role of technological autonomy in the relationship of producers with their land
- Class dynamics in the polarisation of the agroecology movement in Belgium
Research project
- Participatory plant breeding
- Farmer Field Schools
- Cereal landraces
- Fair pricing and risk sharing
- Entire food chain interactions