As a big agricultural region in southern china, to uncover the factors involved in the restriction of agricultural development and propose specific solutions is therefore very important, the sustainable development of agriculture has important theoretical and realistic significance for solving the problems about agriculture, countryside and farmers, promoting economic development rapidly and healthy. The continued development of agriculture is a vital component of local and national economies, especially for solving the problems of countryside protection, low rural income levels, and declining agricultural output. This investigation used a participatory rural appraisal approach to interview farmers in Lingchuan County, a constituent local government area within the city. The study team contacted a random selection of rural households living in the 11 towns and villages that make up Lingchuan County and had face-to-face communication with farmers, supplemented by the distribution of a questionnaire. For the convenience of data processing and the actual research, the county was divided into three areas; the eastern area; the central area; the northern area. Exploration of the constraining factors on sustainable agricultural development in Guilin was achieved through comparing the three areas on farmer quality, planning systems, status of winter agriculture, and the demands of farmers for irrigation and water conservancy facilities or other infrastructure. Finally, we put forward corresponding countermeasures, to provide the theoretical basis for sustainable agriculture development in Guilin. The results of this study indicate that although the agricultural development of Lingchuan County has made many advances, there are still some problems that affect the process of sustainable development in local agriculture. These problems include the lack of scientific and cultural knowledge of the farmers; weak winter agriculture development in some areas; the unmet need for science and technology and technical training from farmers; and the poor construction and uneven distribution of irrigation and water conservation infrastructure. To achieve high and stable production levels a coordinated approach to these problems is needed. At first, a set of technical measures should be taken to build a sustainable farming system. First, farmers should plan to develop more economic crops under the premise of ensuring food production, so food production and economic benefits can be balanced. Additionally, farmers should take full advantage of their own resources and environment to develop innovative agricultural cropping patterns. As a second set of measures, farmers need to make full use of the warm winter light, abundant labor, and idle land resources to develop winter agriculture. Third, agricultural research departments in government and universities need to accelerate research and cultivate new crop varieties, agricultural extension departments need to promote and publicize these crop varieties, and business administration department should check and strengthen the enforcement of measures against fake seed. All departments need to work together to ensure that farmers can buy and plan good new crop varieties. Finally, the government should increase investment in agricultural infrastructure, which can provide favorable conditions for the sustainable development of agricultural land, such as improving water conditions, agricultural facilities, power grids and roads.