长江经济带地区的农业用地面积只占全国的26%左右，但耕地资源相对丰富，农作物播种面积占全国的一半以上，聚集着全国一半以上的农业从业人口，第一产业增加值占比接近全国的一半。在农业结构方面，长江经济带与全国总体情况类似，以种植业和牧业为主。长江经济带还是我国谷物和油菜籽的重要产地。从粮食生产情况来看，该地区的粮食产量占全国的35%以上。长江经济带上游和中游地区农业基础较弱，但发展速度更快，尤其是上游地区，随着对农业用地的“宜机化”改造的深入，机械化和设施化水平明显提高，与中下游地区的差距持续缩小。从生产效率来看，长江经济带农业劳动生产率偏低，是农业现代化的短板。
The agricultural land in the Yangtze River Economic Belt accounts for only about 26% of the country，but the cultivated land resources are relatively rich. The sown area of crops accounts for more than half of the country. It gathers more than half of the agricultural population in the country，and the added value of the primary industry is close to half of the country. In terms of agricultural structure，the Yangtze River economic belt is similar to the whole country，mainly focusing on planting and animal husbandry. The Yangtze River economic belt is also an important producing area of grains and rapeseed in China. In terms of grain production，the grain produced in this region accounts for more than 35% of the country. The agricultural foundation in the upper and middle reaches of the Yangtze River economic belt is weak，but their development speed is faster. Especially in the upper reaches，with the in-depth “suitable for mechanization” transformation of agricultural land，the level of mechanization and facilities has been significantly improved，and the agricultural development gap with the middle and lower reaches is expected to continue to narrow. In terms of production efficiency，agricultural labor productivity is generally low，which is a short board for realizing agricultural modernization in the Yangtze River economic belt.
