This article briefly reviewed the progress on the technology and equipment of precision and direct seeding for vegetables at home and abroad. The overview of vegetable production and major seeding equipment worldwide was analyzed. The key technical equipment and the dynamics of intelligent mechanized direct seeding of vegetables including the precision and variable seed metering， seedbed formation， seed furrow shaping， and control detection were emphasized. The focus and difficulties of studying the mechanized direct seeding of vegetables were clarified. The optimized methods for designing the seed metering system and the forming system of seedbed for the mechanized direct seeding of vegetables were summarized. The foundation and core of mechanized precision and direct seeding of vegetables was highlighted. The key factors affecting the accuracy of seeding were identified from the perspective of key technologies for precision and direct seeding of vegetables and the implementation methods of precision and direct seeding technology for vegetable seeds were elucidated. The difficulties in precision seeding technology for vegetables at the current stage were pointed out， and the focus was proposed to break through the methods of precision and variable seeding， high-speed and efficient seeding in sowing technology based on a systematic summary and analysis of the characteristics of vegetable planting in China and the development trend of technology and equipment for precision and direct seeding. The trend of developing precision and direct seeding technology for vegetables was prospected by analyzing the current development status of precision seeders at home and abroad. It will provide a reference for the theoretical studies and the development of precision seeders for vegetables in China， which is of significant importance for the advancement of high-speed precision seeding technology in China.