In 2016，the Yangtze River Economic Belt has about 26% of the agricultural land and about one-third of the cultivated land in China. More than one-half of the country’s agricultural employment population is in the Yangtze River economic Belt. The Yangtze River economic Belt has invested nearly 40% of the country’s agricultural investment. The agricultural added value of the Yangtze River Economic Belt accounts for 43% of the whole country in 2018. Compared with the planting industry，the forestry and fisheries industry account for a higher proportion of the country. The region is the main producing areas of rice，potato，rubber，lacquer，camellia，tobacco，tea，citrus，pork，honey and aquatic products. The land output rate of grain and rapeseed in the Yangtze Economic Belt is obviously higher than the national average. From the level of agricultural modernization，the contribution rate of agricultural science and technology in the Yangtze River Economic Belt is generally higher than the national average. The agricultural labor productivity，the land output，the degree of mechanization and facilities in the middle and lower reaches of the region are relatively higher than that in upstream area and national average.

In recent years，the area of cultivated land has declined. The grain output is relatively stable. The proportion of the employment in agriculture is declining year by year. The proportion of the agricultural employment population in the whole country has declined. The proportion of agricultural investment in the whole country is increasing，and the contribution to the national agricultural economy is decreasing.

In 2019，the provinces and cities in the Yangtze River Economic Belt will actively implement the strategy of rural revitalization，closely surrounding the structural reform of agricultural supply side. They will continue to optimize supply structure，improve the quality of agriculture products and the efficiency of resource utilization. They will follow the green ecological guidance，promoting the development of Agricultural Modernization and the Integration of Agriculture and Non-Agricultural Industries.