Yuan Longping

Yuan Longping
Yuan Longping
袁隆平
	Yuan Longping in 2019
Vice Chairman of the Hunan Provincial CPPCC Committee; (6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th)
	In office; January 1988 – January 2016
Chairman	Liu Zheng→Liu Fusheng→Wang Keying→Hu Biao→Chen Qiufa
Member of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC; (6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th)
	In office; June 1983 – March 2018
Chairman	Deng Yingchao → Li Xiannian → Li Ruihuan → Jia Qinglin → Yu Zhengsheng
Personal details
Born	September 7, 1930; Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Dong Cheng, Beijing, Republic of China
Died	May 22, 2021 (aged 90); Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, Hunan, People's Republic of China
Spouse	Deng Zhe (m. 1964)
Children	2
Education	High School Affiliated to Nanjing Normal University
Alma mater	Southwest Agricultural College
Occupation	Inventor
Profession	Agronomist
Known for	Hybrid rice
Awards	State Preeminent Science and Technology Award (2001); Wolf Prize in Agriculture (2004); World Food Prize (2004); Confucius Peace Prize (2012); Order of the Republic (2019)
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	袁隆平
Traditional Chinese	袁隆平
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Yuán Lóngpíng
Wade–Giles	Yuan Lung-p'ing
IPA	[ɥɛ̌n lʊ̌ŋ pʰǐŋ]

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] For his contributions, Yuan is known as the "Father of Hybrid Rice".^[2]^[3]

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.^[4]^[5]

^ Bradsher, Keith; Buckley, Chris (May 23, 2021). "Yuan Longping, Plant Scientist Who Helped Curb Famine, Dies at 90". The New York Times. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
^ "Dr. Monty Jones and Yuan Longping". World Food Prize. 2004. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
^ "CCTV-"杂交水稻之父"袁隆平" ["Father of hybrid rice" Yuan Longping]. China Central Television. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
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[1] Bradsher, Keith; Buckley, Chris (May 23, 2021). "Yuan Longping, Plant Scientist Who Helped Curb Famine, Dies at 90". The New York Times. Retrieved May 26, 2021.

[2] "Dr. Monty Jones and Yuan Longping". World Food Prize. 2004. Retrieved October 24, 2017.

[3] "CCTV-"杂交水稻之父"袁隆平" ["Father of hybrid rice" Yuan Longping]. China Central Television. Retrieved October 24, 2017.

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