The history of rice cultivation in the Yellow River irrigation area of Ningxia is long, and the quality breeding and production level of rice constantly improving, which has promoted the development of Ningxia agriculture. We reviewed the process of rice breeding in Ningxia, pointed out the problems in the rice breeding and variety promotion in Ningxia, such as the lack of outstanding rice characteristics and the lack of adaptability to production methods, put forward suggestions to strengthen the variety breeding of high quality, drought and water saving ability, disease and stress resistance, as well as suitable for mechanized direct seeding production, in order to improve the innovation capacity of Ningxia rice varieties, support the brand building of Ningxia rice and the high-quality development of the rice industry in Ningxia.