India has recorded an export compound annual growth rate of 12.74 per cent. The compound growth rate of area was 0.15 per cent over the 40 years period. But production growth was 2.94 per cent, which was more driven by productivity growth 2.71 per cent. In the overall period of 1960-62 to 2007-08 the growth in area was more a less stabilized with only Gujarat state recording a negative growth rate of 5.78 per cent. Rajasthan in the recent decade of 2001-02 to 2007-08, stood out as the highest achiever of production growth of 7.58 per cent. It was Andhra Pradesh which recorded the highest growth of 4.98 per cent during the period of 1961-62 to 2007-08 in production. In Andhra Pradesh, the compound growth rate of area was 1.07 per cent, while that of production and productivity were 5.69 and 4.47 per cent respectively.