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Number 98 on the 2024 list
Sarobidy Rakotonarivo is a researcher; 2024 L'Oréal-UNESCO for women in science young talent from Madagascar, named to the AFN 100 in 2024 for her L'Oréal-UNESCO award for helping Madagascar's smallholders adopt more sustainable farming.
Sarobidy Rakotonarivo, a postdoctoral researcher in agriculture sciences at the University of Antananarivo, was one of 30 laureates chosen from 788 applications for the 2024 L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Young Talents awards for Sub-Saharan Africa, presented in Cotonou, Benin, on 10 December 2024. She was honoured for work on ways to help Madagascar's smallholder farmers adopt more sustainable practices, protect nature and improve their livelihoods.