Analysis on the Difference of Agricultural Mechanization Level in Main Grain Producing Areas

Abstract

Promoting agricultural mechanization is not only the practical requirement of developing China's agricultural economy, but also the only way of China's agricultural modernization. This paper makes an empirical study on the difference of agricultural mechanization level among 13 provinces in China's main grain producing areas by using the method of principal component analysis. The results show that among the main grain producing areas, Shandong Province has the highest level of agricultural mechanization, Henan Province and Anhui Province are close behind, and Jiangxi province lags behind slightly. On this basis, from the aspects of economic development efficiency, suitable operation level of agricultural machinery and the development of agricultural machinery service system, this paper analyzes the reasons restricting the development of agricultural mechanization level in main grain producing areas, and puts forward some policies to improve the level of Agricultural Mechanization in main grain producing areas, such as consolidating the economic foundation of agricultural machinery development, strengthening the research and development of characteristic agricultural machinery and perfecting the supporting service policies of agricultural machinery.