Modadugu Vijay Gupta

{{Short description|Indian biologist}}

{{Hatnote|This is a Telugu name; the family name is Modadugu.}}

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| name = Modadugu Vijay Gupta

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1939|8|17|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Bapatla, Madras Presidency, British India (now in Andhra Pradesh, India)

| nationality = Indian

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| education = PhD in Biology

| alma_mater = University of Calcutta

| occupation = Biologist

| awards = Padma Shri

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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.{{cite news | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050612/nation.htm | title=Indian Gets World Food Prize | newspaper=The Tribune | location=Chandigarh, India | date=11 June 2005 | accessdate=24 October 2018 }} He is considered a pioneer in the blue revolution of Southeast Asia.{{cite web|title=Modadugu Vijay Gupta interview|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article/modadugu-vijay-gupta/227896|website=Outlook|publisher=Outlook|accessdate=29 August 2015}} 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.{{cite news|title=Peace prize winner urges investment in aquaculture to solve global hunger|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/aug/28/m-vijay-gupta-fisheries-scientist-awarded-first-su/|accessdate=29 August 2015|work=The Washington Times}}

In 2023, he was awarded Padma Shri by the Government of India.{{Cite web |date=2023-01-26 |title=Padma Shri for 3 from Telangana |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/padma-shri-for-3-from-telangana/articleshow/97335388.cms |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}