A Sdudy on Pattern Evolution of Agricultural Modernization in Sichuan Province

Through the construction of a comprehensive evaluation index system of agricultural modernization, the en-
tropy method was used to measure the level of agricultural modernization of21 urban(prefecture) regional units in Sichuan
Province between2005 and2014, and then the spatial self-correlation analysis was done to investigate the temporal and spatial evolving law of agricultural modernization. It finds that: (1) During the studied period of time, the level of agricultural mod- ernization in Sichuan Province undergoes a stead fast in crease, and the regional gap has been narrowed moderately. (2) The o- verall level of agricultural modernization in Sichuan Province is characterized by“ a high middle with low periphery”. The HH and HL horizontal distribution of agricultural modernization is chiefly concentrated in the Chengdu plain area and extended to southern Sichuan; the LL and LH-type spatial distribution is concentrated in the northwest, southwest of Sichuan, and north- eastern Sichuan plateau, mountainous or hilly areas. Natural conditions basically determine the overall pattern of agricultural modernization. Regional factors, agricultural infrastructure, government support and guidance, agricultural science and tech- nology level, rural labor quality, transportation and so on have all played a part in forming the evolution pattern of agricultural modernization in Sichuan Province.