[00:01.36]In China, rice has been grown
[00:04.06]for the past 4,000 years.
[00:06.78]Today,it is the world's largest producer
[00:10.11]of rice.Much of this success is due to
[00:13.62]the hard work of Yuan Longping,
[00:16.72]the 'Father of Hybrid Rice'.
[00:20.08]Yuan is the most famous
[00:22.46]'rice scientist' in China.
[00:25.36]In the 1970s, he produced a type of rice plant
[00:29.38]that could grow many rice grains.
[00:32.38]Over the years,
[00:34.29]he continued to improve on the rice plant
[00:37.19]and thanks to Yuan's hard work,
[00:39.64]China's rice production increased a lot.
[00:43.17]Today, Yuan's special rice plant is used
[00:46.79]in many countries,including America.
[00:50.44]Yuan is still trying to improve his rice plant.
[00:54.57]He wants to help the poor countries
[00:56.80]grow cheaper and better rice
[00:59.25]so that every country in the world
[01:01.50]has got enough food to eat.
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