Paul Rogé joined McKnight in July 2021 as the senior program officer for its Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems. Paul leads and advances the biophysical science research in the Global Food program, which works with smallholder farmers, research institutions, and development organizations to improve access to local, sustainable, nutritious food and create a just global food system.

Tau ntau tshaj 20 xyoo, Paul qhov tseem ceeb tau koom tes nrog kev tshawb fawb nrog cov neeg ua liaj ua teb thiab kev kawm txog agroecology. Thaum nws kawm ntawv qib siab hauv Oaxaca, Mexico, Paul tau ua kev tshawb fawb txog kev koom tes nrog cov neeg ua liaj ua teb thiab siv cov txheej txheem biophysical transdisciplinary. Nws postdoctoral ua hauj lwm nyob rau hauv Malawi thiab Mali ntsuam xyuas lub peev xwm rau perennial staple zaub mov qoob loo. Nws kuj tau nrhiav kom coj cov neeg ua liaj ua teb me me hauv California thiab cov kws tshawb fawb ua ke kom nkag siab zoo dua li cas cov txheej txheem tillage txawv cuam tshuam rau av noj qab haus huv.

Ua ntej tuaj rau McKnight, Paul yog tus xibfwb ntawm Merritt College hauv Oakland, California, qhov chaw nws tau coj txoj haujlwm qhia txog kev ua haujlwm hauv nroog agroecology. Paul kuj tau ua tus lwm thawj ntawm pawg thawj coj saib xyuas tsev kawm ntawv qib siab. Nws txuas ntxiv qhia lossis ua haujlwm hauv pawg thawj coj ntawm cov koom haum xws li Agroecology Commons, Cooperative New School, Ecological Farming Association, thiab All Power Labs.

Paul tau txais PhD hauv ib puag ncig kev tshawb fawb, txoj cai, thiab kev tswj hwm los ntawm University of California, Berkeley. Nws hais plaub yam lus. Ntxiv rau nws thawj hom lus Askiv thiab Fab Kis, nws tau paub lus Mev thiab Portuguese los ntawm nws txoj kev tshawb fawb kws kho mob hauv Mexico thiab ob xyoos nyob hauv Brazil.

Ntxim qab heev li os (ib lo lus hais lus Mev feem ntau siv hauv Latin America uas txhais tau hais tias "Nws yooj yim hais dua li ua.")