Zhijiang is an agricultural county mainly engaged in planting, which was developed earlier and is rich in agricultural products. In ancient times, it was known as "inexhaustible Yuanzhou". After the founding of New China, large-scale farmland capital construction was carried out, and the production conditions were fundamentally changed. Three medium-sized reservoirs, seven small (I) reservoirs 100, and two small (II) reservoirs100, have been built, with an effective irrigation area of 256,900 mu and a guaranteed harvest area of176,000 mu, accounting for 76.9% and 52.8% of the paddy field area respectively. A number of "tons of grain fields" have been built. The annual planting of hybrid rice is 300,000 mu, and the grain output is greatly increased. The total grain output in 1990 was 16.6 1 10,000 tons, which was 3.9 times higher than the 42,470 tons in 1949. The agricultural population produced 569 kilograms of grain per capita, and diversified economy developed in an all-round way. Zhijiang produces 68 19 tons of rapeseed and 0/9 tons of camellia seed. The aquaculture industry mainly raises pigs, including cattle, sheep, chickens, ducks, geese and fish. Raising 460,400 pigs, of which 230,400 were slaughtered; Poultry feeding amount 1904600, fresh eggs output 802 tons, aquatic products output 703 tons. Zhijiang woodland area 1935900 mu; Forest area 1738900 mu; Among them, the plantation area is 634,000 mu, the forest coverage rate is 42.3%, and the standing stock is 3 1.293 million cubic meters. 1990 Logging 43 10000 cubic meters. It is listed as one of the base counties such as provincial commodity grain, fast-growing and high-yield timber forest and tung tree. The total agricultural output value of Zhijiang is 6.5438+0.2233 million yuan, accounting for 48.7% of the total industrial and agricultural output value.

By the end of 20 12, Zhijiang had formed five major agricultural pillar industries, including high-quality rice, animal husbandry, citrus, vegetables and flue-cured tobacco.

Huaihua is rich in natural resources, known as "the hometown of trees", "the hometown of fruits" and "the hometown of medicinal materials". The city has 66.9 million cubic meters of standing trees, ranking first in Hunan.

There are 260,000 mu of Chinese herbal medicines, with more than 900 varieties of 1.900, among which 1.75 are national key Chinese herbal medicines, and the output of Poria cocos and Gastrodia elata ranks first in China.

The annual output of fruit exceeds 900,000 tons. Among them, Myrica rubra in Jingzhou, candied dates in Xupu and sugar oranges in Mayang have long enjoyed a good reputation.