Nationality Indian Role Biologist | Occupation Biologist Name Modadugu Gupta | |
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Born 17 August 1939 (age 84) ( 1939-08-17 ) Bapatla, Madras Presidency, British India | ||
Alma mater University of Calcutta | ||
Agripace 2017 Agriculture and Allied Sciences Conference || Dr. Modadugu Vijay Gupta
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. He is considered a pioneer in the blue revolution of Southeast Asia. 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.
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- Agripace 2017 Agriculture and Allied Sciences Conference Dr Modadugu Vijay Gupta
- Dr Modadugu Vijay Gupta Aquaex India 2018 Expo Hitex Hyderabad
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Dr. Modadugu Vijay Gupta | Aquaex-India 2018 Expo Hitex, Hyderabad
Biography
Born on August 17, 1939, Gupta hails from Bapatla in the State of Andhra Pradesh, India.
Till his recent retirement, Dr. Gupta 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.