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Hybrid Rice. Early years Yuan Longping was born in 1930. He graduated from the Southwest Agricultural University in 1953. His work He came up with an idea for a hybrid rice in the 1960s. Since then, he has devoted himself to research and to the development of new varieties. In 1973, together with other people, he succeeded in the development of hybrid rice. This made China a worldwide leader in rice production. For this, he was honored with the name “Father” of Hybrid Rice. In 1980, the technology for hybrid rice was introduced to the United States. Because of Professor Yuan’s hard work, China now produces enough rice to feed her people every year. Besides, many other countries includin