Rocío is an Agricultural Engineer, specialized in Agricultural Industries, with a Masters in Edaphology and a Diploma in Tropical Agroecology. She is a University Professor and Researcher as well as trainer in organic agriculture, compost and Analog Forestry. She was involved in the creation and coordination of a Degree in Agroecological Engineering and the Center for Organic Agriculture Research at the Universidad Autónoma Chapingo in Mexico. She has been Technical Secretary for the Chapingo University Environmental Program. She has coordinated the Mexican chapter of the Latin American Agroecological Movement (Movimiento Agroecológicao de América Latina y el Caribe – MAELA