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Indian agricultural scientist Modadugu Vijay Gupta to receive 1st Sunhak Peace Prize in Seoul today

Noted Indian agricultural scientist Modadugu Vijay Gupta will receive the first Sunhak Peace Prize in South Korean Capital Seoul today.<br/><br/>He is joint winner of the prize along with President of Kiribati Islands Anote Tong.<br/><br/>Dr. Gupta was given the World Food Prize in 2005 for development and dissemination of low-cost techniques for freshwater fish farming.<br/><br/>Sunhak Peace Prize was founded by South Korean religious leader Hak Ja Han Moon to recognise eminent individuals who contributed to peace and development of the world. <br/><br/>Billed next only to the Nobel Prize in terms of money being awarded to individuals, the Sunhak Peace Prize will be given annually from this year.

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