Abstract: The level of the sustainable development of agriculture and rural areas in Hunan,a big agricultural province,will directly influence the developing level of this province.Based on the analysis of the current situation of the agriculture and the rural areas in Hunan,this paper pointes out the that factors which prohibit the sustainable development of Hunan agriculture and rural areas are the rural resources,rural society and rural economy.The researching results will give guidance for formulating sustainable developing policy for agriculture and rural areas in Hunan.

Key words: sustainable development, agriculture；rural area, barrier factors, analysis