Abstract: 【Objective】To analyze the present situation and problems of taro industry in Guangxi, to provide theoretical basis and technical support for promoting the sustainable development of taro industry in Guangxi.【Method】From 2018 to 2020, a field survey was conducted on the taro industry in 14 prefecture-level cities in Guangxi, focusing on planting and processing related cooperatives, enterprises and local agricultural bureaus. The survey indicators included the planting area, planting varieties, planting methods, yield, selling price, selling mode and product processing of taro. The present situation and main problems of taro industry development in Guangxi were analyzed comprehensively, and the countermeasures and suggestions for industry development were put forward.【Result】Guangxi is one of the important taro producing areas in China. In recent years, the planting area of taro in Guangxi has been expanded, with the areain the whole region of about more than 20000 ha, and total output of about 600000 t. The main varieties were Lipu taro, Hezhou fragrant taro, Rongshui fragrant taro, Liuxu fragrant taro, Gui taro 1, Gui taro 2. The processing way of taro in Guangxi was mainly primary processing, with the products including taro powder, taro strips, taro rice cake, taro sugar canned water, taro buckle canned meat, etc. Lipu taro from Lipu County, Guilin and Liuwei taro from Qingxiu District, Nanning were certified as national geographical indications of agricultural products in 2015 and 2016 respectively. Because of the good economic benefit of taro industry, many places in Guangxi have taken taro industry as an important poverty alleviation industry to drive local farmers out of poverty. However, under the new circumstances, the development of taro industry in Guangxi also faced many new difficulties and challenges simultaneously, with serious problems of the slow variety renewal, deficient good varieties;poor cultivation techniques, low level of mechanization;insufficient investment in technology, the hystereticdocking of scientific research and enterprise;difficult product development and the low degree of industrialization.【Suggestion】The government should attach great importance to the development of Guangxi taro industry and strengthen policy support;strengthen the improvement of varieties and the construction of virus-free propagation system, promote the selection and breeding of excellent varieties;improve the level of planting management to promote the large-scale production of taro;strengthen the research and development of science and technology, improve product quality and efficiency;cultivating leading enterprises and promoting industrial agglomeration development.