https://j.people.com.cn/n3/2026/0525/c95952-20460047.html

In recent years, the National Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice has bred third-generation hybrid rice has consistently maintained a yield of 1,000 kilograms per mu (approx. 15,000 kg/ha) per season, while seed production yields have exceeded that  200 kilograms. The number of low-cadmium rice varieties is expected to reach 55 this year; meanwhile, salt-tolerant rice varieties have achieved yields of 400 kilograms per mu per season even in environments with a salinity level of 3‰ to 5‰, thereby significantly meeting the cultivation needs of farmers across various regions.

Photo: On March 25, 2025, at a demonstration base for high-yield Chinese hybrid rice located near Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, Hu Yuefang (first from right)—a Chinese agricultural technology expert and disciple of Yuan Longping—explains the growth status of the rice crop to local farmers. Photo by Li Yahui.