Tur cultivation is proving to be a viable alternative crop for farmers reeling under crop loss due to drought in the district. Tur is mainly cultivated and consumed in developing countries of the world. Tur is the second largest pulse crop accounting   about 20 percent of total pulse production in India. The country annually produces about 2.0-2.5 million tonnes which is almost stagnant in the past 10 years. Gulbarga region is known as Tur bowl of Karnataka. Kharif grown Tur is steadily entering into market of North Karnataka.

Cotton is one of the principal crops of India and plays a vital role in the country’s economic growth by providing substantial employment and making significant contributions to export earnings. Cotton is an immensely important crop for the sustainable economy of India and livelihood of Indian farming community. India accounts for about 32% of the global cotton ara and contributes to 21% of the global cotton produce, currently ranking second after china. About 70% of total cotton is produced in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh.

Chilli is an important commercial as well as spice crop time immemorial and gaining lot of economic importance because of its use in ready-to-use masala and sambar powders. Chilli is cultivated exclusively for market, with a little proportion of it retained for domestic consumption. Many a time farmers have burnt their fingers due to sudden collapse in prices due to gambling of traders in marketing of this crop.

Trade in arecanut is always a gamble and farmers are the worst hit. The price advantages are not transferred to farmers and the traders are making hay under such circumstances. Lack of market information and intelligence has pushed the farmers to the state of price takers. In order to protect the farmers and save them from distress sale of arecanut and to guide them in making proper decisions with regard to marketing, the Domestic and Export Market Intelligence Cell, Department of Agri-business Management, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad is making efforts.

Farmers of Sindhanur area are busy in preparing their lands for sowing of Paddy, one of the major cereal crops of the region. But, price uncertainties at the time of harvest which the farmers are experiencing has kept them in bay and are in a fix to decide about sowing. In order to help the farmers, the Domestic and Export Market Intelligence Cell, Department of Agribusiness Management, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad undertook a study to come up with reliable price forecasts of Paddy in Sindhanur market at the time of harvest.

As per the price forecasts done by the Domestic and Export Market Intelligence Cell, Department of Agribusiness Management, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad for Rabi  Jowar, the prices of Jowar per quintal in Bellary market is expected to range between Rs. 1450-1650 during February-April.

The trade in maize is mainly dependent on the poultry industry which is situated in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. Volatile prices of maize at harvesting season leave farmers in dilemma regarding the sowing decisions that they have to take during the ensuing Rabi season.

Framers of Raichur areas are busy in preparing their lands for sowing of Rabi groundnut, one of the major oilseed crops of the region. But, price uncertainty at the time of harvest has kept them in bay and is in a fix to decide about sowing of the crop. In order to help the farmers, the Domestic and Export Market Intelligence Cell, Department of Agribusiness Management, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad undertook a study to come up with reliable price forecasts of groundnut in Raichur market at the time of harvest.

Black gram is an important pulse crop grown in Bidar district. Farmers in this region are busily preparing the land to take up sowing operation. But the farmers are in a state of confusion to sow this particular pulse because of uncertainty in prices of this crop at the time of harvest. In order to help the farmers, the Domestic and Export Market Intelligence Cell, Department of Agribusiness Management, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad undertook a study to come up with reliable price forecasts that prevail at the time of harvest.

Sowing of Rabi grown Bengalgram by farmers is in progress in many districts of north Karnataka. But uncertain prices at harvest for different crops have made the farmers to think about choosing the right crop for sowing among the various alternatives.