Our Recognitions & Certifications | Rangamalai Organic Farms – Manvasanai
🌿 Rangamalai Organic Farms · Manvasanai

Our Recognitions
& Certifications

For a decade our work in organic farming, native seed conservation, and farm education has been independently recognised by international bodies, national press, academic institutions, and agricultural communities — so you can buy with complete confidence.

🌍 UN One Planet Network — 2022
🏆 2 National Awards
📰 15+ Media Features
📖 2 International Case Studies
🎤 TEDx Speaker
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Formal Recognition

Awards &
Honours

Recognised for contributions to sustainable agriculture, seed conservation, and community development by regional, national, and international bodies.

February 2025

Best Community Seed Bank Award

Tamil Nadu Seed Savers Network

Our ROF Community Seed Bank — founded in 2016 and now preserving over 230 native varieties — was awarded Best Community Seed Bank by the Tamil Nadu Seed Savers Network in February 2025, recognising our decade of work in native seed conservation, documentation, and community distribution.

2021

Bharat Vikas Ratan Award

All-India Business Development Association

Received the prestigious Bharat Vikas Ratan Award 2021 for outstanding individual achievement in economic and social development through sustainable agricultural enterprise, farming education, and community-driven conservation initiatives.

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Global Impact

International Case
Studies & Publications

Our work has been independently studied, documented, and published by the United Nations and peer-reviewed academic journals — making Rangamalai Organic Farms a benchmark for sustainable agricultural business models in India.

UN One Planet Network
UN One Planet Network
Sustainable Building & Construction Programme
2022

Community Seed Bank — Asia Pacific Circular Built Environment Highlights

🌿 Seed Conservation 🏗️ Natural Green Building ♻️ Circular Economy 🌏 Asia Pacific Report

Our ROF Community Seed Bank was selected as one of 26 case studies for the UN One Planet Network’s Asia Pacific Circular Built Environment Highlights Report 2022. The report benchmarks sustainable and circular built environments against the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Our Seed Bank features on pages 78–81 of the final report as a model for natural green building and seed conservation integrated with community agriculture.

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MDPI Sustainability Journal
MDPI Sustainability Journal
Peer-Reviewed International Journal
2022

Sustainable Agricultural Business Model: Case Studies of Innovative Indian Farmers

🎓 University of Toledo, USA 🎓 Symbiosis International University 🎓 PSG Institute of Management

Rangamalai Organic Farms was selected as a case study in a peer-reviewed paper published in the MDPI Sustainability International Journal, authored by researchers from the University of Toledo (USA), Symbiosis International University (Bengaluru), and PSG Institute of Management (Coimbatore). The study analysed our farm internship programs, Community Seed Bank, seed conservation initiatives, and agricultural business model as a benchmark for sustainable agri-enterprise in India.

Read the MDPI Journal Article
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Media Coverage

Featured in the
Press & Media

From national newspapers to international television, our work has been covered by over 15 media outlets — independently verifying the authenticity and impact of our farm.

The Hindu
National
The Hindu
Featured in India’s leading English daily for our work in the Indian Young Farmers Forum — connecting successful farmers with new farming communities.
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Deutsche Welle
International TV
Deutsche Welle (DW)
Featured on Germany’s international broadcaster Deutsche Welle, bringing Rangamalai’s organic farming story to a global audience across 160 countries.
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YourStory
Digital Media
YourStory (English)
Profiled by India’s largest startup media platform as an inspiring story of an engineer who chose organic farming, pioneering a new generation of agripreneurs.
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The Better India
Digital Media
The Better India
Featured as an inspirational story of a Bengaluru techie turned farmer — showcasing how Rangamalai transformed barren land into a self-sustaining organic ecosystem.
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Vikatan
Tamil Regional
Vikatan
Covered by Vikatan — Tamil Nadu’s most widely read magazine — reaching millions of readers across the state with our organic farming story.
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Pasumai Vikatan
Agri Magazine
Pasumai Vikatan
Featured in Pasumai Vikatan — Tamil Nadu’s leading agricultural magazine — as a model organic farmer reaching hundreds of thousands of farming households.
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TEDx
TEDx
TEDx Speaker
Invited TEDx speaker, sharing insights on the intersection of technology and traditional farming — reaching global audiences through the TED platform.
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DT Next
Regional
DT Next
Featured by DT Next (Daily Thanthi) for the story of how engineering expertise helped build a fully self-sustainable organic farming operation in Karur.
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Deccan Chronicle
National
Deccan Chronicle
Covered by Deccan Chronicle — one of India’s oldest English dailies — for the inspiring story of an IT professional building roots in organic farming.
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International Permaculture Convergence
International
IPC 2018
Presented at the International Permaculture Convergence (IPC 2018), connecting Rangamalai’s indigenous farming practices with the global permaculture movement.
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KVK ICAR
Government
KVK — ICAR
Recognised and featured by ICAR’s Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) — India’s farm science centre network — for contributions to sustainable agricultural innovation.
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MDPI Sustainability Journal
Academic
MDPI Sustainability Journal
Published in the peer-reviewed MDPI Sustainability Journal by researchers from the University of Toledo (USA) and two Indian management institutes as a benchmark case study.
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YourStory Tamil
Tamil Media
YourStory Tamil
Featured in YourStory Tamil — reaching Tamil-speaking entrepreneurs and farmers across Tamil Nadu and the global Tamil diaspora with our farm’s inspiring story.
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UN One Planet Network
United Nations
UN One Planet Network
Selected as one of 26 Asia Pacific case studies in the UN One Planet Network’s Sustainable Building & Construction Programme 2022 — our highest international recognition.
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📺 Star Vijay TV
Television
Star Vijay TV
Guest speaker on Star Vijay TV’s Pongal Special — Karthiyin Uzhavar Thirunaal, sharing our farming story and organic practices with millions of Tamil viewers.
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eBird.org Documented

A Farm That’s a
Living Ecosystem

Rangamalai Organic Farms is not just a place where food is grown — it is a certified biodiversity hotspot, documented on eBird.org. Our poison-free, chemical-free farming methods have allowed nature to reclaim the land, attracting over 69 bird species and 35 butterfly varieties to our 2-acre farm in Karur.

This biodiversity is the proof of our commitment. Chemicals kill ecosystems. The birds and butterflies on our farm are living evidence that what we grow is truly natural.

View on eBird.org →
🐦 69 Bird Species
Documented
🦋 35 Butterfly
Varieties
🌱 230+ Native Seed
Varieties
☀️ 100% Solar Powered
Off-Grid Farm
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Every product you buy from Rangamalai Organic Farms carries the weight of 10 years of independently verified, internationally recognised, poison-free farming.

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