In 2019，the agricultural added value of the Yangtze River Economic Zone accounts for 43% of the whole country. Compared with the planting industry，the forestry and fisheries industry account for a higher proportion of the country. The land output rate of grain and rapeseed in the Yangtze Economic Zone is obviously higher than the national average. From the view of agricultural modernization，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 decreased slightly. The proportion of the employment in agriculture is declining year by year. The proportion of the agricultural employment population in the whole country was relatively stable.

In 2020，the provinces in the Yangtze River Economic Belt will actively implement the strategy of rural revitalization. They will continue to ensure the supply. They will follow the green ecological and characteristic development guidance，promoting the development of Agricultural Modernization and the Integration of Agriculture and Non-Agricultural Industries.