Alluri Venkateswara Rao
Founder Chairman
Aquaculture
Avanti Feeds Limited
India
Biography
Sri Alluri Venkateswara Rao, Founder Chairman of Avanti Feeds Limited, born on 7th July, 1933 in the Agriculturalists & Industrialists family in Kovvur, West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh. He was always inspiring the development. When the Blue revolution characterized by proliferation of aqua farms needed support for their growth, Mr.Alluri Venkateswara Rao took lead with a vision to take the aqua industry into new heights, established Avanti Feeds Limited in Kovvur, the central coastal belt, West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, India, in the year 1994 with a technology tie-up with Pingtai Enterprises, Taiwan and introduced international quality shrimp feeds for shrimp farming in India. Thus the Aqua Industry had seen light in India.
Research Interest
Aquaculture, fisheries, aquatic plants, aquatic science