Developm ental Stralegy to Step up Industrialization of Ram ie under Entry into W TO Zhang Jing’an Cao Jianying Xu Dongxi (Agricultural Bureau of Yuanjiang City,Hunan Province 413100) Abstract:The production state,problems existed and developmental opportunity were discussed in detail.Ramie is a traditional local product in China and China claims 90% of total production of it in the world.China has great potential to develop its ramie industry considering its biggest collection of 934 germplasms,biggest processing capacity and strong research man po wer in the W orld.But some problems such as product oriented varieties not scientifically distributed which adversely affecting the yield and quality, products in low—grade which retarding competitiveness in world ramie market need to be resolved.To step up industrialization of ramie,some measures should be considered:establishing a compact man aging system of key enterprises, research institutions an d association of ramie plan ting farmers, up—grading the current brand ones such as“Isunte”an d creating new fam ous brands, diversfying products to meet specific demand ,investing more on research and technique and equipment renovation. Key words:Ramie;Industfialization;Strategy