Yuan Longping
Awards & Honours
6
Awards Won
7
Honours
1
Rankings
2
Covers
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Records
Yuan Longping's accolades reflect a career dedicated to solving hunger. He was the first recipient of China's National Special Invention Prize in 1981, and his work earned him the UNESCO Science Prize, the Ramon Magsaysay Award, and the World Food Prize, often called the Nobel Prize for food and agriculture. In 2019, he received the Medal of the Republic, the highest honor in China. His achievements are not just awards; they represent a legacy that has fed billions.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Medal of the Republic
China's highest civilian honor.
World Food Prize
For breakthrough achievement in developing hybrid rice.
Wolf Prize in Agriculture
For pioneering work on hybrid rice.
UNESCO Science Prize
For contributions to hybrid rice research.
Ramon Magsaysay Award
For international understanding.
Foreign Fellow of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences
Elected as a foreign fellow.
Honorary Doctorates
Received honorary degrees from multiple international institutions.
Rankings & Lists
Most influential agricultural scientists of the 20th century
Magazine Covers
Nature
June 2021
Yuan Longping (1930–2021)
The New York Times
May 23, 2021
Yuan Longping, Plant Scientist Who Helped Curb Famine, Dies at 90
Records & Feats
First Chinese agricultural intellectual property exported to the United States
In 1979, Yuan's hybrid rice technology became the first Chinese agricultural intellectual property to be exported abroad.
Super rice yields exceeding 10.5 tonnes per hectare
In 2000, Yuan's super rice program achieved yields above 10.5 tonnes per hectare, a target once thought impossible.