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- Yuan Longping, a Chinese agricultural scientist died at age of 91.
- Yuan is celebrated in China as the “father of hybrid rice” for his contributions to agriculture.
- In 1970s, he developed “the first hybrid rice combination called Nan-you No.2
- In 2004, he was honoured with the World Food Prize.
- The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation honoured him with a prize in 2001.
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