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.