This special strain of rice makes it possible to produce 20%more of the crop in the-|||-same fields.Now more than 60%of the rice produced in China each year is from this hybrid-|||-strain.-|||-Born in 1930,Yuan Longping graduated-|||-10 from Southwest Agricultural College in-|||-1953.Since then,finding ways to grow more-|||-rice has been his life goal.As a young man,-|||-he saw the great need for increasing the rice-|||-output.At that time,hunger was a disturbing-|||-15 problem in many parts of the countryside.Yuan-|||-Longping searched for a way to increase rice-|||-harvests without expandin the area of the-|||-fields.In 1950,Chinese farmers could produce-|||-about fifty-six million tons of rice.In a recent harvest, however, nearly two hundred million-|||-20 tons of rice was produced. These increased harvests mean that 22%of the world`s people are fed-|||-from just 7%of the farmland in the world.Yuan Longping is now circulating his knowledge in-|||-India,Vietnam and many other less developed countries to increase their rice harvests.Thanks-|||-to his research,the UN has more tools in the battle to rid the world of hunger. Using his hybrid-|||-rice,farmers are producing harvests twice as large as before.-|||-25 Yuan Longping is quite satisfied with his life.However,he doesn`t care about being-|||-famous.He feels it gives him less freedom to do his research.He would much rather keep-|||-time for his hobbies.He enjoys listening to violin music, playing mah-jong,swimming and-|||-reading.Spending money on himself or leading a comfortable life also means very little to-|||-him.Indeed,he believes that a person with too much money has more rather than fewer-|||-30 troubles.He therefore gives millions of yuan to equip others for their research in agriculture-|||-Just dreaming for things, however, costs nothing.Long ago Yuan Longping had a-|||-dream about rice plants as tall as sorghum.Each ear of rice was as big as an ear of corn-|||-and each grain of rice was as huge as a peanut.He awoke from his dream with the hope of-|||-producing a kind of rice that could feed more people.Now, many years later, Yuan Longping-|||-35 has another dream:to export his rice so that it can be grown around the globe.One dream is-|||-not always enough,especially for a person who loves and cares for his people.A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLE-|||-Although he is one of China`s most famous scientists,Yuan Longping considers himself a-|||-farmer,for he works the land to do his research.Indeed,his sunburnt face and arms and his-|||-slim,strong body are just like those of millions of Chinese farmers,for whom he has-|||-struggled for the past five decades.Yuan Longping grows what is called super hybrid rice.-|||-5 In 1973,he became the first agricultural pioneer in the world to grow rice that has a high-|||-output. This special strain of rice makes it possible to produce 20%more of the crop in the-|||-same fields.Now more than 60%of the rice produced in China each year is from this hybrid-|||-strain.-|||-Born in 1930,Yuan Longping graduated-|||-10 from Southwest Agricultural College in-|||-1953.Since then,finding ways to grow more-|||-rice has been his life goal.As a young man,-|||-he saw the great need for increasing the rice-|||-output.At that time,hunger was a disturbing-|||-15 problem in many parts of the countryside.Yuan-|||-Longping searched for a way to increase rice-|||-harvests without expandin the area of the-|||-fields.In 1950,Chinese farmers could produce-|||-about fifty-six million tons of rice.In a recent harvest, however, nearly two hundred million-|||-20 tons of rice was produced. These increased harvests mean that 22%of the world`s people are fed-|||-from just 7%of the farmland in the world.Yuan Longping is now circulating his knowledge in-|||-India,Vietnam and many other less developed countries to increase their rice harvests.Thanks-|||-to his research,the UN has more tools in the battle to rid the world of hunger. Using his hybrid-|||-rice,farmers are producing harvests twice as large as before.-|||-25 Yuan Longping is quite satisfied with his life.However,he doesn`t care about being-|||-famous.He feels it gives him less freedom to do his research.He would much rather keep-|||-time for his hobbies.He enjoys listening to violin music, playing mah-jong,swimming and-|||-reading.Spending money on himself or leading a comfortable life also means very little to-|||-him.Indeed,he believes that a person with too much money has more rather than fewer-|||-30 troubles.He therefore gives millions of yuan to equip others for their research in agriculture-|||-Just dreaming for things, however, costs nothing.Long ago Yuan Longping had a-|||-dream about rice plants as tall as sorghum.Each ear of rice was as big as an ear of corn-|||-and each grain of rice was as huge as a peanut.He awoke from his dream with the hope of-|||-producing a kind of rice that could feed more people.Now, many years later, Yuan Longping-|||-35 has another dream:to export his rice so that it can be grown around the globe.One dream is-|||-not always enough,especially for a person who loves and cares for his people.A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLE-|||-Although he is one of China`s most famous scientists,Yuan Longping considers himself a-|||-farmer,for he works the land to do his research.Indeed,his sunburnt face and arms and his-|||-slim,strong body are just like those of millions of Chinese farmers,for whom he has-|||-struggled for the past five decades.Yuan Longping grows what is called super hybrid rice.-|||-5 In 1973,he became the first agricultural pioneer in the world to grow rice that has a high-|||-output. This special strain of rice makes it possible to produce 20%more of the crop in the-|||-same fields.Now more than 60%of the rice produced in China each year is from this hybrid-|||-strain.-|||-Born in 1930,Yuan Longping graduated-|||-10 from Southwest Agricultural College in-|||-1953.Since then,finding ways to grow more-|||-rice has been his life goal.As a young man,-|||-he saw the great need for increasing the rice-|||-output.At that time,hunger was a disturbing-|||-15 problem in many parts of the countryside.Yuan-|||-Longping searched for a way to increase rice-|||-harvests without expandin the area of the-|||-fields.In 1950,Chinese farmers could produce-|||-about fifty-six million tons of rice.In a recent harvest, however, nearly two hundred million-|||-20 tons of rice was produced. These increased harvests mean that 22%of the world`s people are fed-|||-from just 7%of the farmland in the world.Yuan Longping is now circulating his knowledge in-|||-India,Vietnam and many other less developed countries to increase their rice harvests.Thanks-|||-to his research,the UN has more tools in the battle to rid the world of hunger. Using his hybrid-|||-rice,farmers are producing harvests twice as large as before.-|||-25 Yuan Longping is quite satisfied with his life.However,he doesn`t care about being-|||-famous.He feels it gives him less freedom to do his research.He would much rather keep-|||-time for his hobbies.He enjoys listening to violin music, playing mah-jong,swimming and-|||-reading.Spending money on himself or leading a comfortable life also means very little to-|||-him.Indeed,he believes that a person with too much money has more rather than fewer-|||-30 troubles.He therefore gives millions of yuan to equip others for their research in agriculture-|||-Just dreaming for things, however, costs nothing.Long ago Yuan Longping had a-|||-dream about rice plants as tall as sorghum.Each ear of rice was as big as an ear of corn-|||-and each grain of rice was as huge as a peanut.He awoke from his dream with the hope of-|||-producing a kind of rice that could feed more people.Now, many years later, Yuan Longping-|||-35 has another dream:to export his rice so that it can be grown around the globe.One dream is-|||-not always enough,especially for a person who loves and cares for his people.A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLE-|||-Although he is one of China`s most famous scientists,Yuan Longping considers himself a-|||-farmer,for he works the land to do his research.Indeed,his sunburnt face and arms and his-|||-slim,strong body are just like those of millions of Chinese farmers,for whom he has-|||-struggled for the past five decades.Yuan Longping grows what is called super hybrid rice.-|||-5 In 1973,he became the first agricultural pioneer in the world to grow rice that has a high-|||-output. This special strain of rice makes it possible to produce 20%more of the crop in the-|||-same fields.Now more than 60%of the rice produced in China each year is from this hybrid-|||-strain.-|||-Born in 1930,Yuan Longping graduated-|||-10 from Southwest Agricultural College in-|||-1953.Since then,finding ways to grow more-|||-rice has been his life goal.As a young man,-|||-he saw the great need for increasing the rice-|||-output.At that time,hunger was a disturbing-|||-15 problem in many parts of the countryside.Yuan-|||-Longping searched for a way to increase rice-|||-harvests without expandin the area of the-|||-fields.In 1950,Chinese farmers could produce-|||-about fifty-six million tons of rice.In a recent harvest, however, nearly two hundred million-|||-20 tons of rice was produced. These increased harvests mean that 22%of the world`s people are fed-|||-from just 7%of the farmland in the world.Yuan Longping is now circulating his knowledge in-|||-India,Vietnam and many other less developed countries to increase their rice harvests.Thanks-|||-to his research,the UN has more tools in the battle to rid the world of hunger. Using his hybrid-|||-rice,farmers are producing harvests twice as large as before.-|||-25 Yuan Longping is quite satisfied with his life.However,he doesn`t care about being-|||-famous.He feels it gives him less freedom to do his research.He would much rather keep-|||-time for his hobbies.He enjoys listening to violin music, playing mah-jong,swimming and-|||-reading.Spending money on himself or leading a comfortable life also means very little to-|||-him.Indeed,he believes that a person with too much money has more rather than fewer-|||-30 troubles.He therefore gives millions of yuan to equip others for their research in agriculture-|||-Just dreaming for things, however, costs nothing.Long ago Yuan Longping had a-|||-dream about rice plants as tall as sorghum.Each ear of rice was as big as an ear of corn-|||-and each grain of rice was as huge as a peanut.He awoke from his dream with the hope of-|||-producing a kind of rice that could feed more people.Now, many years later, Yuan Longping-|||-35 has another dream:to export his rice so that it can be grown around the globe.One dream is-|||-not always enough,especially for a person who loves and cares for his people.