Aadhimalai

Aadhimalai Pazhangudiyinar Producer Company Limited is a 100% tribal-owned enterprise from the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. It works with over 1,800 indigenous farmers, foragers, and artisans to ensure sustainable livelihoods and a healthy environment. Guided by its vision of fair trade and ecological stewardship, Aadhimalai procures forest produce like honey, beeswax, shikakai, and amla, and farm produce such as organic coffee, pepper, millets, and spices directly from producers at fair prices. These are hygienically processed in village-based centers, largely run by women, into value-added products like natural soaps, hair-care powders, pickles, and honey blends. Aadhimalai has received global recognition, including the UNDP Equator Prize in 2021, for empowering tribal communities while protecting the forests that sustain them.