Navara Eco Farm

Navara Eco Farm is an organic agricultural farm located in Chittur, Palakkad district, Kerala, dedicated to the conservation and cultivation of Navara rice, a rare medicinal rice variety indigenous to Kerala with Geographical Indication status. The farm promotes sustainable and traditional farming practices, maintains paddy fields and biodiversity, and serves as an agro-tourism and educational site showcasing Kerala's agrarian heritage and eco-friendly cultivation methods.

Visitors can expect a rural farm setting with paddy fields cultivating Navara and other traditional rice varieties, surrounded by coconut groves and typical Palakkad countryside. The site offers guided walks through cultivated plots, explanations of organic and traditional farming methods, and opportunities to observe seasonal agricultural activities, biodiversity and rural landscape. Facilities are basic and focused on educational and agro-tourism experiences.

Navara rice cultivated at the farm is an ancient medicinal rice variety traditionally used in Ayurveda and cultivated in Kerala for centuries, particularly in Palakkad region. It received Geographical Indication (GI) tag in 2007 for its unique origin and properties, and the farm contributes to its conservation.

The farm represents Kerala's agrarian culture and traditional knowledge systems associated with Navara rice, which is valued in Ayurvedic tradition and local cuisine. It promotes awareness of indigenous crop heritage, sustainable agriculture and rural livelihoods in the Palakkad cultural landscape.