Sustainable development of high quality characteristic tobacco is the only path for future development of China’s tobacco industry. In combination with realities of tobacco development in Ankang tobacco growing area, this paper made analysis on factors restricting sustainable development of Ankang tobacco growing area. On the basis of actual situations, it came up with recommendations including establishing scientific basic tobacco field protection system, gradually cultivating professional tobacco farmers and strengthening tobacco technician team construction, improving scientific and technological innovation, implementing standardized technologies, improving tobacco production organization mode, and improving tobacco production security mechanism.