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Prakasam is one of the major commercial growing districts. In Andhra Pradesh, Prakasam is the second largest producer of commercial crops and holds the same position in the case of fruits with introduction of improved production techniques. Commercial crops occupy a place of special signification in human nutrition. Andhra Pradesh is well known as a cereal producing state. Since the advent of Green Revolution, agriculture of Andhra Pradesh has slowly shifted from subsistence to commercialized one due to good yield and minimum support price. In Prakasam wheat-paddy rotation become most popular rotation which is the root cause of various problems related to the soil and environment. Recently emphasis has been placed on the diversification of Andhra Pradesh agriculture. Commercial crops farming are considered to be good replacement for wheatpaddy rotation. But in Andhra Pradesh farmers are less interested to grow commercial crops as these crops cannot provide assured returns to the farmers on the account of their perishable nature, forces of demand and supply, inefficient marketing system, inadequate storage facilities, processing etc. India produces a wide variety of commercial and has a major position in production among many countries. India is the second largest producer of commercial crops with annual production of 118.60 million tonnes. Area of commercial crops in India is 6.10 million hectares which is more than 11.80% of the total area of the World. India is rich in commercial crops and fruits production because of agro climatic variations, biodiversity, fertility of soil, and cultivable area. In India, commercial crops production has reached the peak of production level. On the other hand farmers can also take various steps to empower themselves through forming co-operative societies and developing organization skills to prevent their exploitation by the middlemen and commission agents.