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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. [1]
Jun 24, 2021 · OBITUARY. 24 June 2021. Yuan Longping (1930–2021) Crop scientist whose high-yield hybrid rice fed billions. By. Shellen X. Wu. Credit: Xinhua via Zuma Press. Chinese children...
May 23, 2021 · SHANGHAI — Yuan Longping, a Chinese plant scientist whose breakthroughs in developing high-yield hybrid strains of rice helped to alleviate famine and poverty across much of Asia and Africa, died...
May 23, 2021 · Yuan Longping, a Chinese agronomist known for pioneering the development of the world's first hybrid rice varieties which significantly improved China's rice output and food security, died on Saturday in a hospital in central China's Hunan Province, aged 91.
Jul 2, 2021 · When Mr Yuan Longping passed away on 22 May 2021 at the age of 91, in Changsha, Hunan Province, China, the field of agricultural science lost a true giant. Mr Yuan was one of the greatest...
May 23, 2021 · Chinese scientist Yuan Longping saved millions of people from hunger by developing the first hybrid rice strains," the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs tweeted. "He passed away today at 91 (due to illness) but his legacy and his mission to end hunger lives on," it said.
When Mr Yuan Longping passed away on 22 May 2021 at the age of 91, in Changsha, Hunan Province, China, the field of agricultural science lost a true giant. Mr Yuan was one of the greatest...
May 23, 2021 · TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Yuan Longping, a Chinese scientist who developed higher-yield rice varieties that helped feed people around the world, died Saturday at a hospital in the southern city of Changsha, the Xinhua News agency reported. He was 90.
scientist Yuan Longping, the ‘father of hybrid rice’, the higher-yielding crop that feeds billions. He died on 22 May, aged 90. As a key player in the Green Revolution, Yuan became one of...
Dec 13, 2021 · On May 22, 2021, Mr. Yuan Longping, academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering and winner of the Medal of the Republic, passed away. Professor Yuan has been known as a renowned rice breeder, world hunger fighter and the father of hybrid rice.
