Yuan Longping (born September 7,1930) is a Chinese agricultural scientist and educator,known for developing the first hybrid rice varieties in the 1970s.
His "hybrid rice" has since been grown in dozens of countries in Africa,America,and Asia—providing a robust food source in high famine risk areas.
Mr.Yuan won the State Preeminent Science and Technology Award of China in 2000,the Wolf Prize in agriculture
and the World Food Prize in 2004.He is currently is DirectorGeneral of the China National Hybrid Rice R&D Center andhas been appointed as Professor at Hunan Agricultural University,Changsha.
He is a member of the Chinese Acade my of Engineering,foreign associate of the US National Academy of Sciences (2006) and the 2006 CPPCC.
Mr.Yuan was born in Beijing,China.He loves playing Majong and the Erhu (Chinese violin),swimming and motorcycling.
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袁隆平（1930年9月7日出生）是中国农业科学家和教育家，因在20世纪70年代开发出第一批杂交水稻品种而闻名。
他的“杂交水稻”已经在非洲、美洲和亚洲的几十个国家种植，为高饥荒风险地区提供了强大的食物来源。
袁先生于2000年获得中国国家杰出科学技术奖，农业狼奖
他目前是中国国家杂交水稻研发中心主任，并被任命为湖南农业大学长沙分校教授。
他是中国工程学会会员、美国国家科学院外籍院士（2006年）和2006年全国政协委员。
袁先生出生于中国北京。他喜欢演奏马弓和二胡（中国小提琴），游泳和骑摩托车。