Development of Urban Agriculture in Xixian New Area

Short for Xi’an-Xianyang New Development area, Xixian New Area is a modern garden city and the development urban agriculture is its key and bright point. With the aid of SWOT method, this paper analyzes strength, weakness, opportunity and threat of urban agriculture in Xixian New Area. Combining actual conditions of developing urban agriculture in Xixian New Area, it discusses general and specific development modes of urban agriculture. It is concluded that urban agriculture in Xixian New Area should bring into play its strength and avoid its weakness, select suitable development mode and road. Besides, it should give into play multi-function of urban agriculture, so as to promote coordinated and sustainable development of economy, society, ecology and environment.