Yuan Longping, male, Han nationality, from Dean County, Jiangxi Province, has no party affiliation. 1930 was born, director of National Hybrid Rice Engineering Technology Center, Hunan Hybrid Rice Research Center and vice chairman of Hunan Provincial Political Consultative Conference. A famous agricultural scientist. Academician of China Academy of Engineering was awarded the honorary titles of National Model Worker, National Moral Model, National Special Invention Award, National Highest Science and Technology Award, UNESCO Science Award, FAO Food safety award, etc. He served as the 12th Standing Committee of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Vice Chairman of Hunan Provincial Political Consultative Conference and Vice Chairman of Hunan Science and Technology Association. Honorary Dean of College of Agriculture and Biotechnology of Southwest University, Professor of Hunan Agricultural University, Visiting Professor of China Agricultural University, Honorary Dean of Huaihua Vocational and Technical College, Honorary Dean of Hunan Biomechanical Vocational and Technical College, Chief Consultant of FAO, Honorary Chairman of World Chinese Healthy Diet Association, and Economic Development Consultant of Yanshou County, Heilongjiang Province. 20021May 22nd 13: 07, Yuan Longping died of multiple organ failure in Changsha at the age of 9 1.

Yuan Longping is a pioneer and leader in the field of hybrid rice research. Since 1964, he has devoted himself to the study of hybrid rice for more than 50 years, and has successfully developed three-line hybrid rice, two-line hybrid rice and super hybrid rice, which has increased the rice yield per mu from about 300 kg to 500 kg, 700 kg and 800 kg. Now, the super hybrid rice project led by him is progressing smoothly towards the third phase goal of 900 kilograms per mu. At the same time, Yuan Longping put forward and implemented the "Three Crops and Four Highs" project, and used the technical achievements of super hybrid rice to grow four mu of grain from three mu of land, which greatly improved the yield and total output of existing rice. Over the past 20 years, China has planted more than 5.6 billion mu of hybrid rice, and the annual increase in rice can feed more than 70 million people, which is equivalent to the sum of the newly born population in the world. Hybrid rice has also been extended to more than 30 countries and regions, with a planting area of more than 30 million mu, so it is known as the "father of hybrid rice" at home and abroad.