State-owned forest farms,which are an important component and supportof the ecological security in China,play a key role in forestry ecology construction in Inner Mongolia.State-owned forest farms are also of the significance in implementing the construction of ecological civilization and practicing the idea that lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets.Based on the thorough understanding of the operation of state-owned forest farms in six cities in the western region of Inner Mongolia,this paper summarizes the characteristics of state-owned forest farms,analyzes major difficulties faced by state-owned forest farms,discusses ways of solution and puts forward reasonable suggestions for the future development of state-owned forest farms.