Green Entrepreneurs – Lorna Omuodo at the SHFK
July 27th, 2009 | Published in Features, Storymoja Hay Festival 2009
Lorna Omuodo - Founder and Programme Director of Vanilla Development Foundation (VDF).
Ms. Lorna Omuodo is the Founder and Programme Director of Vanilla Development Foundation (VDF). VDF has developed rural farmer’s capacity towards bio fuel production using Jatropha as a candidate crop for Kenya’s clean energy security and bio energy needs.
Lorna is an enthusiastic environmentalist and conservationist with the community at heart. A Sociologist from University of Punjab, India she is a member of the National Biofuel committee involved in drafting a strategic plan for biofuels in Kenya. Her professional touch and overview knowledge on most possibilities of bio-diesel and Bio-ethanol for Kenya makes her a lead consultant. She has been a leading advisor to Governments on matters of policy and biofuel development in Africa. Using her 25 years senior management and programme development skills, she provides technical advice, consultancy to private sector, non-governmental and research organizations amongst other works on bio-diesel and bio ethanol projects.She has a wide network of persons from the value chains to include universities and international affiliations
Green Profits: Come be inspired by Lorna Omuodo and other innovative entrepreneurs of the green tribe and learn how private enterprise can benefit from going green? At the UNEP Environment stage on Saturday 1st August, 2009, at 12pm to 1.30pm
Tickets are available from Storymoja as well as all leading book stores ( Booksfirst, Silverbird (formerly NuMetro), Savanis, Book Stop Yaya, Sarit Info Desk). Contact info@storymojaafrica.co.ke for more details about tickets. For information about the dates, venue and guests see here…
