Yuan Longping, a name belonging to China and the world, initiated the "Second Green Revolution", which brought good news to all mankind.
Yuan Longping, an academician of China Academy of Engineering, has been devoted to the research of hybrid rice since 1960s. After 12 years' efforts, he successfully cultivated "three-line hybrid rice". During the period from 1976 to 1987, the planting area of hybrid rice he cultivated reached 1 1 100 million mu, increasing the rice yield 1 100 million Jin. From 65438 to 0979, hybrid rice was transferred to the United States as the first agricultural technology patent in China. Later, he developed a batch of two-line hybrid combinations, which increased the yield by 5%- 10% compared with the existing three-line hybrid rice.
Today, hybrid rice developed in Yuan Longping is widely planted in farmland in the north and south of China. The large-scale popularization and application of hybrid rice has played an important role in increasing grain production in China.
Yuan Longping's hybrid rice attracts worldwide attention, and experts from many countries come to China to learn from it. More than 20 countries and regions such as India and Vietnam have also introduced hybrid rice. Yuan Longping's efforts have also contributed to solving the problem of world food shortage.
Therefore, the China Municipal Government awarded Yuan Longping the honorary titles of "National Advanced Scientist", "National Model Worker" and "National Advanced Worker". The United Nations World Intellectual Property Organization awarded him the Gold Medal and the honorary title of "Outstanding Inventor". International peers call him "the father of hybrid rice".