Florence Wambugu

Florence Mūrìngì Wambūgū is a Kenyan plant pathologist specialized in virology and genetic engineering. Wambūgū is the founder and Director of Africa Harvest, Kenya. She has used sustainable agricultural solutions through biotechnology to increase food production and combat food insecurity, hunger, malnutrition and poverty in Africa. She was the Africa Regional Director of the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri Biotech Applications(ISAAA), Nairobi. She was the Chief Guest speaker at Kenyatta University's 44th graduation ceremony in 2018. She is a Monsanto USA post-doctoral fellow from 1991-1994.