Prof G Pakki Reddy
Born in 1955 ,Prof G Pakki Reddy, is a Post Graduate in Rural Development and Ph.D. in
Economics.Starting his career as a Research Associate in 1980, Prof Reddy became a Professor
in 1999. During the last 34 years he held several positions and engaged himself in Research,
Teaching,Research Management and Consultancy activities and completed a number of
assignments for the Government of Andhra Pradesh, Government of India, Government of the
Netherlands and DFID, UK. He is specialized in interfacing science with society.
Presently Prof Reddy is the Executive Director of Agri Biotech Foundation, formerly known
as Andhra Pradesh Netherlands Biotechnology Programme. He is also one of the founder
members of Agri Biotech Foundation. The Agri Biotech Foundation emerged out of the Andhra
Pradesh Netherlands Biotechnology Programme which he successfully executed between 1993
and 2007 with a budget of six million Euros. He was responsible for setting up about 90
research projects in different institutions in Andhra Pradesh dealing with microbiology, tissue
culture ,molecular biology etc. Issues relating to biotic and abiotic stresses were the main focus
of these projects. . He played a key role in initiating M. Sc. Biotech and refresher courses in four
universities. He also contributed to the Human Resource Development by encouraging Ph. D.
scholars and researchers with fellowships and overseas training.
Dr Reddy published a number of research papers, 22 of them on Agricultural Biotechnology and
a book on the same title.
He organized six international workshops on biotechnology and about a dozen national level
seminars and workshops on different aspects of biotechnology. He also participated in a number
of international workshops in the Netherlands, Spain, Germany, Malaysia, Thailand etc..
Dr Reddy visited a number of countries in Asia, Africa and Europe. He spent one month in
China at the invitation of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. He was a visiting Fellow for two
months at Erasmus University, the Netherlands. He also visited Indonesia, Malaysia, Israel,
Egypt, Kenya, Belgium, Bulgaria, Spain and the USA.
He is a member of Board of Studies of different departments in three universities in Andhra
Pradesh and a member of Advisory Committee of an Indo - Swiss project on “Climate Change”.
He served as a member of Research Advisory Committee of National Academy of Agricultural
Research Management. He was also a member of Task Force Committee on “Biotechnology
Based Programme for SC / ST and Rural Population” of the Department of Biotechnology,
Government of India between 2011-2014.
Personal details of Prof. G.Pakki Reddy
Full Name :
Giddaluri Pakki Reddy
Passport Number:
J 7886070
Sex :
Male
Date of Birth :
01-07 -1955
Work Institute:
Position:
Research Interest:
Agri Biotech Foundation, ANG Ranga Agricultural
University campus, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad,
India,500 030
Professor and Executive Director
Agri Biotechnology,
Interfacing Science with Society.