Cara M. Raboanarielina
Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice)
Benin

Cara M. Raboanarielina, Ph.D. is a Social Scientist with the Policy, Innovation Systems, and Impact Assessment program of the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) at its temporary headquarters in Cotonou, Benin. AfricaRice is a CGIAR Consortium Research Center and operates in 24 African countries with a mission to contribute to poverty alleviation and food security in Africa through research, development, and partnerships promoting rice sector development. Dr. Raboanarielina’s research focuses on collective action, governance, and the institutional processes of resource management to promote rice value chain development in mainly rice-based systems. She has over ten years of experience in international development, community engagement, rural development, impact assessment, community conservation, and well-being in resource-dependent areas. Cara also has extensive experience in quantitative survey methodology, social network analysis, qualitative approaches, and mixed-methods research in multicultural environments, mainly sub-Saharan Africa.