Fully paying attention to the function and benefit of farmers in alfalfa industry

Based on the current status of alfalfa industry development in China, and the function, development opportunities and benefit of farmers in alfalfa planting, this study proposed that the characteristics of dairy development was the basic for the alfalfa industry development in China and that the alfalfa industry development pattern in China was the farmersoriented development road with Chinese characteristics. This study also put forward four measures for strengthening farmers function in alfalfa industry development in China.