Abstract:This paper statistically combs the evolution of agricultural invention patents and utility model patents in China from 1985 to 2017, uses the Gini coefficient decomposed by Pyatt to quantify the regional distribution differences, and demonstrates the influencing factors of the number of patents at the provincial level. It is found that the number of agricultural patents in China is accelerating, the majority of patents are animal and plant cultivation and management techniques and synthetic agents, the main body of research and development is local agricultural scientific research institutions, and the number of local enterprises is catching up with and surpassing the multinational corporations of the United States, Japan and Europe; the distribution of patents between regions is unbalanced and there is Matthew effect, and the imbalance is serious in Northeast China; the investment of R&D funds and the development of agricultural economy are the important factors of patent growth, and the role of employees of scientific research institutions and local patent incentive policies is not significant.