Super Rice Research
Yuan Longping
Tuesday, 12 Oct 2004 at 3:30 pm – 1414 Molecular Biology Auditorium
Professor Yuan Longping is the Director-General of the China National Hybrid Rice Research and Development Center in Changsha, Hunan, China. His pioneering research has helped transform China from food deficiency to food security within three decades, and spurred the development of rice production in other Asian countries. Professor Yuan and Dr. Monty Jones of Sierra Leone are the 2004 World Food Prize Laureates.
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