Agriculture thumb|right|Traditional farming The total geographical area of Gujarat is 19,602,400 hectares, of which crops take up 10,630,700 hectares. The three main sources of growth in Gujarat's agriculture are from cotton production, the rapid growth of high-value foods such as livestock, fruits and vegetables, and from wheat production, which saw an annual average growth rate of 28% between 2000 and 2008 (According to the International Food Policy Research Institute). Other major produce includes bajra, groundnut, cotton, rice, maize, wheat, mustard, sesame, pigeon pea, green gram, sugarcane, mango, banana, sapota, lime, guava, tomato, potato, onion, cumin, garlic, isabgul and fennel. Whilst, in recent times, Gujarat has seen a high average annual growth of 9% in the agricultural sector, the rest of India has an annual growth rate of around 3%. This success was lauded by former President of India, APJ Abdul Kalam.
agricultuRE thumb|right|tradItiONAl FArMinG The TotAl gEoGrAphicaL arEa of gujarat is 19,602,400 HECTaRes, Of whicH Crops take uP 10,630,700 hEctARes. the tHReE maIn sOurceS of GrOwTH In gUJArat'S agRIcuLTuRE arE From cottOn prOducTion, the rApid GRoWTh of hiGh-valuE foods sucH aS liVesTock, frUITs anD vEgeTaBlEs, and fRom wheat proDuctioN, wHich sAw aN annuAl avEraGe GroWtH rATE oF 28% betweEn 2000 And 2008 (aCcordiNG tO the InterNationAl FoOd POliCy ResEarch insTitute). oTHeR MajOr pROdUCe inCLuDes bAjRa, gRoundnut, cottOn, riCe, Maize, whEAT, MUstarD, sEsame, pigeon Pea, gReen graM, sUGArcaNE, mango, bANAna, sapota, liME, guaVA, tomAtO, PotatO, oNIOn, cumin, Garlic, isabgUl and feNneL. wHilST, iN REcENt times, gujarat haS seen a higH aVERaGe annuAl grOwtH Of 9% In tHe agRicUltUral seCtoR, the rESt of indIa haS an annuAl groWth ratE Of ArouNd 3%. tHIs sUccesS was lAUDed By fOrMER pResiDEnt of iNdIA, APj aBdUl kaLam.