【Objective】The present paper was aimed to investigate the current status of low-carbon agriculture and its existing problems in Guangxi in order to find out the strategies for its development. 【Method】On-the-spot investigations were performed and appropriate personnel were consulted for collecting the information. 【Result】The main problems restricting the development of low-carbon agriculture in Guangxi were as follows: lack of the awareness about low-carbon agriculture in higher agricultural authorities, technicians and farmers, restrained development of low-carbon agricultural technologies due to marginalization of agriculture, heavy use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, imperfection of science and technology innovation security system, illogical discharge of agricultural effluent and wastage of dried biomass (straws and leaves), scattered agriculture operations and failure in scale development of low-carbon agriculture, lack of finance investment and support, etc. 【Suggestion】Some suggestions have been given in order to promote the development of low-carbon agriculture in Guangxi, which included large-scale advertisements for promoting low-carbon agriculture, reductions on emission of carbon, agricultural wastes and application of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, construction of standard grain cropland, upgrade of farmland comprehensive production capacity, advancement of ecological biogas project, acceleration on the development of low-carbon agricultural technologies, increasing inputs in low-carbon agriculture, multi-channel financing, implementation of relevant rules and regulations and attractive policies, etc.
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