Abstract:

Although West China Development Strategy has generated remarkable social and economical success, the disparity is still expanding between the east and west in China. How to promote agricultural profits and the income of farmers is still a problem in the development of west China. Characteristic agriculture is a recent development method. This article briefly analyzes the reasons why characteristic agriculture in west China needs further development and the obstacles which have some negative impact on the development. By analyzing the regional planning, financial support, technical development, environment, and food security, some countermeasures and policies are proposed to solve the restrictive problems, and to develop characteristic agriculture in the west.

Key words: region development, western area, characteristic agriculture