Rose Ogutu, a 2003 MMEG recipient from Kenya, is Horticulture Specialist at Delaware State University and a Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research Education (NESARE) Delaware State coordinator.
Rose holds a PhD in horticulture from Kansas State University, an MS in horticulture with a marketing minor from Cornell University, a BS in agriculture from University of Eastern Africa Baraton, and a diploma in agriculture and home economics from Egerton University, Kenya. She worked as a post doc at Lincoln University of Missouri researching hydroponics for limited resource growers. She was a lecturer at Bukura Agricultural College early in her career.
Rose has collaborated internationally with Rongo University, Kenya; University of Ghana; University of Calabar, Nigeria; and Fatima Jinah University in Pakistan.
In addition to leading extension and community outreach, Rose is currently involved with a National Artificial Intelligence (NAI) Institute: AI-Land Economy, Agriculture and Forestry (LEAF). This multi-institutional collaboration advances AI-driven solutions, enhancing sustainability and resiliency in Agriculture and forestry
Rose brings to this talk considerable experience working with agriculture communities.
