page_title: Yuan Longping
hierarchical_section_title: Yuan Longping
caption_attribution_description: English: Yuan was reading the newspaper in 1962. 中文: 1962年，袁隆平在看报。
context_page_description: Yuan Longping is a Chinese agronomist, known for developing the first hybrid rice varieties in the 1970s.
  Hybrid rice has since been grown in dozens of countries in Africa, America, and Asia—providing a robust food source in areas with a high risk of famine. For his contributions, Yuan is always called the "Father of Hybrid Rice" by the Chinese media.
context_section_description: Yuan Longping (Chinese: 袁隆平; born September 7, 1930) is a Chinese agronomist, known for developing the first hybrid rice varieties in the 1970s.
  Hybrid rice has since been grown in dozens of countries in Africa, America, and Asia—providing a robust food source in areas with a high risk of famine.  For his contributions, Yuan is always called the "Father of Hybrid Rice" by the Chinese media.
caption: Yuan Longping in 1962
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