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Why did Yuan Longping say: If you want to make money, don't go into agriculture?
If you want to make money, don't go into agriculture. Yuan Longping, 84 years old, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and father of Chinese hybrid rice, spoke frankly when answering reporters' questions at the Sanya Finance International Forum that doing agriculture requires preparation for long-term commitment, that making money in agriculture is not easy, and that it requires even more
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Yuan Longping Talks About His Year of the Sheep Wish: Striving to Achieve the Super Rice Per-Hectare Target Ahead of Schedule
Yuan Longping (third from right) inspects rice ears in a super rice experimental field in Hunan Province. Photo by Zeng Yong (file photo) The target of 16 tons of super rice per hectare was originally planned for 2018, but we are striving to break through next year! The Year of the Sheep is almost here, and our super rice is the bellwether.
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Super Rice Crop Failure Total: Allegations of Concealed Defects; Longping High-Tech Responds, Says Abnormal Weather Was the Cause
According to a report by Southern Weekly, Yuan Longping High-Tech Agriculture Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Longping High-Tech, 000998, SZ)'s super rice Liangyou 0293, affected by rice blast, suffered total crop failure over a large area in Anhui, and affected farmers questioned whether the seed-producing company Longping High-Tech was involved in
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Super hybrid rice crop failure raises questions; Longping High-Tech responds: historic low temperatures triggered rice blast
On July 30, 2013, Academician Yuan Longping inspects the growth of super hybrid rice in Shucheng County, Anhui Province. Photo/CFP Recently, Longping High-Tech's super rice Liangyou 0293, affected by rice blast, suffered large-scale total crop failure in Anhui, a major agricultural province, and affected farmers questioned the seed production
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Large-scale total crop failure of rice in Anhui, Longping High-Tech responds to three major questions
CHANGSHA, April 11 (China News Service) (Reporters Li Junjie, Xu Zhixiong) After the "Liangyou 0293" produced by Yuan Longping High-Tech Agriculture Co., Ltd. (abbreviated as Longping High-Tech) suffered large-scale yield reductions, and even total crop failure, in Anhui, the incident immediately triggered widespread public concern following media reports.
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Longping High-Tech Announces It Will Stop Selling Disaster-Affected Rice Seeds
Following the large-scale yield reduction and total crop failure of Liangyou 0293 in Anhui, the seed production company Longping High-Tech responded on the 12th, stating that it will voluntarily stop sales of Liangyou 0293 for reasons unrelated to product quality, and plans to establish a post-disaster relief fund for the seed industry, setting aside a certain proportion of
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How Farmers Can Reduce Losses When Hit by Natural Disasters
On April 12, Longping High-Tech issued an announcement regarding the widely followed Liangyou 0293 incident, stating that it will stop selling Liangyou 0293, and is currently communicating with representatives of affected farmers, distributors and agricultural management departments to explore the most possible relief plans, which are being implemented in stages and batches. At the same
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Why is super rice so high-yielding? Yuan Longping speaks with full confidence about the achievements of hybrid rice
Recently, the hundred-mu demonstration project of the new two-line hybrid rice combination "Chaoyou Qianhao" carried out at the base in Haitang District, Sanya City, Hainan Province, achieved an average yield of 941.79 kg per mu after on-site expert verification, setting the highest rice record in Hainan, China. Regarding this
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Longping High-Tech's Rice Seed Halted by the Ministry of Agriculture
After nearly a year, the hybrid rice variety Liangyou 0293, which suffered large-scale yield reductions in multiple areas of Anhui, has received its "verdict." On September 2, the Ministry of Agriculture issued a notice requiring 41 crop varieties to cease production immediately and stop promotion after one year, and Liangyou 0293 was among them. On the 2nd
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Ministry of Agriculture Announcement: 41 Crop Varieties Ordered to Cease Production, Longping High-Tech Responds to Questions
According to a report by China National Radio's "News Horizon," last year, a large-scale reduction in grain yields occurred in Bengbu, Anhui, with some fields suffering total crop failure, drawing attention from the media and all sectors of society. Affected farmers accused Longping High-Tech of inconsistent resistance labeling on its rice seeds, alleging false advertising. A reporter conducted an on-site investigation.
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