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Raichur 2047: Imagining Flourishing Futures

The Raichur Visioning workshop invited residents and diverse, local stakeholders of Raichur to imagine the future of the city in 2047. This report details the method used, proceedings of the workshop, and insights generated from the same.

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Dec 15, 2025

Photo by Nanditha Gogate

The Raichur Visioning workshop invited residents and diverse, local stakeholders of Raichur to imagine the future of the city in 2047, the centenary year of India’s independence. The participants were asked to envisage what a flourishing future for farmers, youth, women, and Raichur district’s rural communities might look like. It aimed to move beyond short-term schemes and incremental fixes to collectively envision long-term transformations in agriculture and related livelihoods, land, water, and markets. The goal was to look beyond current constraints and build a shared picture to imagine possibilities that would enable equitable, sustainable, and climate-resilient futures. The intent was not to predict a single future, but to visualise multiple plausible futures that people in Raichur could imagine and shape.

The workshop brought together various stakeholders: farmers from both canal command and dryland areas, water users association representatives, panchayat representatives, civic leaders, government officials, researchers, practitioners from civil society organisations, and private-sector actors engaged in markets, inputs, and services. The diverse mix of participants enabled frank, cross-cutting conversations that ranged from transactions and schemes to shared values, aspirations, trade-offs, and roles.

This report details the method of the workshop, its proceedings, and insights generated. 

 

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Acknowledgements

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the farmers, community representatives, civic leaders, government officials, researchers, and civil society partners who participated in the Raichur 2047 visioning workshop. Their openness, insights, and imagination made it possible to collectively explore diverse pathways and futures.

We also thank Prarambha, our local CSO partner, and the Climate Adaptation and Resilience (CLARE) research programme, our donors, whose commitment and contributions have been instrumental in bringing this initiative to life.

This work was funded by UK aid from the UK government and by the International Development Research Centre, Ottawa, Canada as part of the Climate Adaptation and Resilience (CLARE) research programme. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of the UK government, IDRC or its Board of Governors.

Published December 2025

Contributing Authors Ashima Chaudhary, Arjuna Srinidhi, Pavan Srinath, Syamkrishnan Aryan

Cover Image Nanditha Gogate

Photo Credits Nanditha Gogate, John Thompson

Editorial Review Pavan Srinath, Apuurva Sridharan

Report Formatting Kanishka Goyal

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