0243 - Eminent Rice Grower. Qu Yongshou, a peasant in Aoxian Village in Lil...Front

Eminent Rice Grower. Qu Yongshou, a peasant in Aoxian Village in Liling County, Hunan Province, was awarded the title of "eminent rice grower" by the Philippine International Institute of Rice in June this year. Qu, also awarded a model worker in Hunan Province, has long years of experience in rational close planting of rice and the use of fertilizer and other farming methods to suit conditions of low temperature. He has succeeded in reducing the portion of empty rice grains to under 10 per cent. In last June, Qu went to the Philippines to attend the 25th anniversary of the setting up of the International. Rice Institute. The thesis he presented at the occasion won favourable comments. Qu Yongshou reduces the rate of empty rice grains to 10 per cent. Photo by Wang Ping