Evaluation of development of agricultural modernization in central China

Based on multiple-index comprehensive evaluation, the evaluation system of agricultural modernization was constructed, and the level of agricultural modernization in central China was evaluated. As results showed, central China as a whole is still in the beginning stages of the modernization of agriculture, lagging behind the eastern region significantly. To promote agricultural modernization of central China, differently local resource endowments and levels of development on current situation must be considered, and measures should be taken in a line with the local condition and step-by-step, exerting their comparative advantages and selecting the dominant mode, strategic focus and implementation path of agricultural modernization. (C) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.