Abstract:To foster and strengthen new type professional farmers is put forward in "The Central Document No.1 in 2014".It is well-known that training new type professional farmers is not only the important measurement to strengthen the vitality in the countryside,but also is significant to build a well-off society in an all-round way.Owing to the production traits of all agricultural sectors,differences of profits and amount of labors,this paper estimates the scale of new type professional farmers in such sectors of agriculture,forestry,animal husbandry and fishing.The estimation result shows that the gap between supply and demand is over 80 million.Therefore,cultivating new type professional farmers still involves heavy responsibilities.