An introduction to Prajateerpu; a citizens' jury/scenario workshop on food and farming futures in Andhra Pradesh, India

This chapter presents an introduction to Prajateerpu - a citizens' jury/scenario workshop on food and farming in Andhra Pradesh, India. It was a six-day exercise in deliberative democracy involving marginal-livelihood citizens from three regions of the state, which took place in 2001. Prajateerpu was devised as a means of allowing those people most affected by the government's Vision 2020 for food and farming to shape a vision of their own. It aimed to link local voices and visions of food and farming futures with national and international policy making, and introduce innovative elements such as an oversight panel, video scenario presentations, and witnesses, with the aim of ensuring a balanced deliberative process.