Yuan Longping, known as "the father of hybrid rice", was one of China's most famous scientists. In his life,concerned him most was that farmers often had poor harvests and sometimes even had a serious(short) of food to eat. To tackle this crisis, he(choose)to study agriculture, received an education at Southwest Agriculture and worked as a researcher after graduation. Having overcome enormous difficulties, he developed the first hybrid rice in the world that could be used for farming in 1974, (make) it possible to expand farmers' output greatly.
Today, is estimated that about 60 percent of domestic rice consumption in China is comprised of crops(generate) from Yuan's hybrid strains, and his strains have allowed China's farmers(produce)around 200 million tons of rice per year. Besides, his vision for "sea water rice" has also become a reality,(potential) enabling rice production in China's salty land.
In his lifelong devotion to agriculture, Yuan Longping was always driven by his passion to better feed China and the world. Thankshis outstanding contributions, Yuan was awarded the Medal of the Republic,highest honor in China.
