Dr. G.p. Shetty

Biography

              He took the opportunity as a challenge and in 1974, under the Self Employment Scheme of Government of Karnataka, just with an initial capital of Rs. 20,000/-, he started M/S. Karnataka Agro Chemicals (KAC) to manufacture and market micronutrients. Initially this was a one-man army of Dr GPS travelling across the length and breadth of Karnataka to popularise the concept of integrated nutrient management among the farming community. The encouragement and response he received from farming community, research institutes and the Government, encouraged him to spread his operations from one state to other states across the length and breadth of the country. Dr.GPS and KAC became a household names among the farming community and soon the one-man army of Dr.GPS became a regiment of dedicated workers, spreading holistic concept of integrated crop nutrition and crop protection across the country.

Research Interest

 AGRI