Study on Driving Forces of Agricultural Development in the Zuli River Basin Based on Multiple Regression and Path Analysis

Principal component analysis, multiple regression and path analysis were used to analyze the agricultural development data of Zuli River Basin from 2005 to 2012. The results show that the second industrial increment in value has the most significant direct effect on the per capita net income of agriculture; fertilizer use and pesticide use has a certain extent effect through the primary industry added value on agricultural per capita net income.