The Living Lab – Carbon-Neutral Milk (LVLC) and Novalait welcome Raoul Boubié Yaro, who is joining the team as a knowledge transfer officer.
Jacques LeBlanc, Director of the Living Lab – Carbon-Neutral Milk, is pleased to announce the appointment of Raoul Boubié Yaro as a knowledge transfer officer.
Discover Raoul
An agricultural economist specializing in rural sociology and economics, Raoul Yaro is interested in the factors that influence agricultural producers’ decisions. His research has focused in particular on farmers’ resilience to climate change and on the role of women’s empowerment in the adoption of agri-environmental practices. His background combines applied research with international experience in monitoring and evaluating projects related to food security, nutrition, and climate change adaptation.
Since 2022, Raoul has contributed to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s living labs, including the Lac Saint-Pierre Living Lab, where he examined incentives and barriers to the adoption of beneficial management practices, and later the Living Lab – Carbon-Neutral Milk, where he analyzed peripheral adopters. As a knowledge transfer officer for the Living Lab – Carbon-Neutral Milk, he helps bridge the gap between research and producers through science communication, content creation, and the organization of knowledge transfer activities.
“My journey has taught me that producing knowledge is not enough: it must also reflect producers’ realities and be applicable in practice. This position gives me an opportunity to build that bridge between research, producers, and the adoption of innovations that make a tangible difference on farms.”
Congratulations, Raoul, and welcome to the LVLC team!
About the Living Lab – Carbon-Neutral Milk
The Carbon-Neutral Dairy Living Lab aims to support dairy producers in improving their carbon footprint by measuring the impacts and outcomes of adopting beneficial management practices that are co-developed, refined, and adapted to the specific contexts of various types of dairy farms.
The project is made possible through $7 million in funding over five years (2023–2028) provided by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada under the Agricultural Climate Solutions – Living Labs program.
