On August 22, Dr. Deng Huafeng delivered a keynote speech titled "Learning from Yuan Longping, Being a Good Seed" to new students at Furong Middle School in Hongjiang City on the first day of new semester. Dr. Deng worked alongside Academician Yuan Longping for over 30 years. As a student of Yuan Longping, Dr. Deng used numerous examples to convey the esteemed sense of responsibility and the scientific and pragmatic "seed spirit" of late Academician Yuan Longping. Through this speech, he hoped to help young students deeply understand the hard-working spirit of the older generation of scientists like Yuan Longping and to inspire them with a great sense of dedication to the country. (Photo/Yang Xijian and Tan Jingxing)

Yuan Longping was a Chinese agronomist known for pioneering the development of the world's first hybrid rice varieties which significantly improved China's rice output and food security.

On August 22, Dr. Deng Huafeng delivered a keynote speech titled "Learning from Yuan Longping, Being a Good Seed" to new students at Furong Middle School in Hongjiang City on the first day of new semester. Dr. Deng worked alongside Academician Yuan Longping for over 30 years. As a student of Yuan Longping, Dr. Deng used numerous examples to convey the esteemed sense of responsibility and the scientific and pragmatic "seed spirit" of late Academician Yuan Longping. Through this speech, he hoped to help young students deeply understand the hard-working spirit of the older generation of scientists like Yuan Longping and to inspire them with a great sense of dedication to the country. (Photo/Yang Xijian and Tan Jingxing)

Yuan Longping was a Chinese agronomist known for pioneering the development of the world's first hybrid rice varieties which significantly improved China's rice output and food security.

This article is from the Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.

Translator: Xiao Juan

Chinese source: hunantoday