D. Bap Reddy

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Dr. D. Bap Reddy is an Indian entomologist who served at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

He received his Ph.D from University of California, Berkeley, United States in 1950.^[1] He served from 1978 to 1982 as the Deputy Regional Representative of Asia and Pacific for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the primary world wide non-governmental organization responsible for food and agricultural issues. He was also the FAO Representative in Indonesia from 1982 to 1986.^[2] Prior to serving with the FAO, he was an active researcher with more than 200 papers and articles^[3] to his credit and was invited to present a Special Lecture on Food Production in 1965 at The Royal Society of London. His sustained contributions in his field were recognized with a Special Tribute paid to him during the Eleventh session of the Asia Pacific Plant Protection Commission. He was directly involved in the implementation of the plant protection counters evident at Indian ports of entry, a vital element in protecting India's food supply. In his honor, the Plant Protection Association of India has instituted a national award, the Dr. D. Bap Reddy Award for Integrated pest management, which is awarded annually to entomologists.^[4][5]

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