Yuan Longping
Also known as Longping Yuan
Chinese biologist (1930-2021)
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- Za jiao shui dao shi zen yang yu cheng de
- Chao ji za jiao dao yan jiu
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- Yuan Longping kou shu zi zhuan
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Yuan Longping (Chinese: 袁隆平; pinyin: Yuán Lóngpíng; September 7, 1930 – May 22, 2021) was a Chinese agronomist and inventor. He was a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering known for developing the first hybrid rice varieties in the 1970s, part of the Green Revolution in agriculture. For his contributions, Yuan is known as the "Father of Hybrid Rice". Yuan was bestowed the Medal of the Republic, the highest honorary medal of the People's Republic of China, in September 2019.
Hybrid rice has since been grown in dozens of countries in Africa, America, and Asia—boosting food security and providing a robust food source in areas with a high risk of famine. The technology allowed China to sustain 20% of the global population on 9% of global arable land, an achievement in food security for which he was awarded the 2004 World Food Prize and the 2004 Wolf Prize in Agriculture respectively.
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1930 births2021 deaths20th-century Chinese inventorsAcademic staff of Hunan Agricultural UniversityChinese agronomistsDeaths from multiple organ failureForeign associates of the National Academy of SciencesHighest Science and Technology Award winnersMembers of the Chinese Academy of EngineeringMembers of the Standing Committee of the 10th Chinese People's Political Consultative ConferenceMembers of the Standing Committee of the 11th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference