Beyene Gessesse joined McKnight in November 2021 as a program officer for the Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems. He works at the cutting edge of agroecological solutions—contributing to a global portfolio of research projects and investments that create equitable and sustainable options for smallholder farmers and food systems.
Beyene wuxuu keenaa in ka badan 10 sano oo waayo-aragnimo ah oo diiradda lagu saaray nidaamka cuntada maxalliga ah, agroecology, iyo dhimista faqriga. Waxa uu khibrad dheer u leeyahay horumarinta miyiga iyo hindisayaasha haqab-beelka cuntada, isagoo la shaqaynaya beeralayda, cilmi-baarayaasha, xirfadlayaasha horumarinta, iyo maalgeliyayaasha. Mid ka mid ah waxyaalihii ugu muhiimsanaa ee xirfaddiisa ka mid ahaa waxay ahayd u adeegida kormeeraha mashruuca iyo khabiirka Barnaamijka Isku-dhafan ee Horumarinta Seed ee Itoobiya, kaas oo ujeedadiisu tahay in si joogto ah loo kordhiyo wax soo saarka beeraha iyada oo la wanaajinayo isticmaalka beeralayda yaryar ee noocyada abuurka tayada leh.
Intii uu ku noolaa magaalada Addis Ababa ee dalka Itoobiya, Beyene waxa uu la aas aasay oo hoggaaminayey Praxis Consulting, isaga oo fulinaya mashaariic xagga ganacsiga iyo falanqaynta cilmi baadhista, maamulka isbeddelka, iyo qiimaynta. Waxa uu shahaadada MSc ee horumarinta caalamiga ah ka qaatay Jaamacadda Wageningen & Cilmi-baadhista ee Nederlaan, iyo BA ee maamulka Jaamacadda Mekelle ee Tigray, Itoobiya, halkaas oo uu sidoo kale ka soo noqday macalin. Beyene waa taageere kubbadda cagta waana caalim dabiici ah, wuxuuna aad u jecel yahay inuu ku dhex lugeeyo kaynta iyo booqashada webiyada iyo meelaha kale ee biyaha ee u dhow magaalada uu deggan yahay ee Plymouth, Minnesota.
