Modadugu Vijay Gupta
Modadugu Vijay Gupta | |
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| File:Modadugu Vijay Gupta with Sunhak Peace Prize, 28.08.2015.jpg | |
| Born | 17 August 1939 |
| Education | PhD in Biology |
| Alma mater | University of Calcutta |
| Occupation | Biologist |
| Awards | Padma Shri |
Dr. Modadugu Vijay Gupta (17 August 1939) is an Indian biologist and fisheries scientist. He was awarded the World Food Prize in 2005, for development and dissemination of low-cost techniques for freshwater fish farming (using tilapia species) by the rural poor.[1] He is considered a pioneer in the blue revolution of Southeast Asia.[2] In 2015, was selected for the first Sunhak Peace Prize, in recognition of his creating an aquaculture system for the poor, rural populations in Asia, Africa and the Pacific.[3]
In 2023, he was awarded Padma Shri by the Government of India.[4]
Early life and career
[edit | edit source]Born on 17 August 1939, Modadugu hails from Bapatla in the State of Andhra Pradesh, India.
Till his recent retirement, Dr. Modadugu served as the Assistant Director General at WorldFish, an international fisheries research institute under the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) based at Penang in Malaysia.[5]
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