Abstract: In recent years, the urban modern agriculture has become the main development mode of modern agriculture in big cities of China. However, while the urban modern agriculture is in pursuit of the maximization of financial benefit, it usually ignores the food production issue, Chinese food external dependence degree is getting larger and larger, some potential dangerous are exsisting in food security. This study took Chengdu City for example, presented an empirical analysis on its food production status and problems of developing urban modern agriculture. And suggested that, as the big city in west of China, it was the right strategy for Chengdu to develop urban modern agriculture, and it should emphasize on the food production in the development of urban modern agriculture, to undertake the corresponding responsibilities of food production, and put forward a certain number of suggestions on improving enthusiasm for rice planters.