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Yuan Longping, Father of Hybrid Rice, 1 passed away on Saturday at 91, will be long remembered as one of the most honorable leaders, the World Food Prize Foundation said.
Yuan was a co-winner of the 2004 World Food Prize, the top international honor recognizing the deeds of 2 (individual) who have advanced human development by 3 (improve) the quality, quantity and availability of food in the world. Yuan shared it with Monty Jones, an African rice breeder.
Yuan’s pioneering research has 4 (complete) helped transform China from food shortage to food security within three decades, according to an earlier statement 5 (release) by the WFP.
Barbara Stinson, president of the WFP Foundation, said Yuan was credited not only for hybrid rice, but also for the ability 6 (change) land out of rice production and into other kinds of food production, including fish ponds, other fruits and vegetables, increasing the nutritional content of food in China, and contributing 7 the reduction of hunger and poverty as well.
Yuan started hybrid rice research in 1964 and 8 (succeed) in developing the world’s first high-yield hybrid rice strain in 1973. So far, its annual growth area 9 (reach) 8 million hectares (公顷)in countries including India, Bangladesh, Vietnam) Brazil and the US.
“He’s made such 10 powerful contribution. Professor Yuan will be long remembered. ” Stinson told China Daily.