Modadugu Vijay Gupta

This is a Telugu name; the family name is Modadugu.

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]

Modadugu Vijay Gupta
Born	(1939-08-17) 17 August 1939 (age 85) Bapatla, Madras Presidency, British India (now in Andhra Pradesh, India)
Nationality	Indian
Education	PhD in Biology
Alma mater	University of Calcutta
Occupation	Biologist
Awards	Padma Shri

In 2023, he was awarded Padma Shri by the Government of India.^[4]

Early life and career

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]