Rahibai Soma Popere

Indian farmer and seed conservationist
Person human Q58918847
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Summary

Rahibai Soma Popere is a human[1]. She was born on January 1, 1964[2]. She worked as a farmer[3] and conservationist[4]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (287 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Rahibai Soma Popere was born on January 1, 1964[2].
  • Rahibai Soma Popere held citizenship in India[6].
  • Rahibai Soma Popere worked as a farmer[3].
  • Rahibai Soma Popere's professions included conservationist[4].
  • Rahibai Soma Popere's field of work was agricultural biodiversity[7].
  • Rahibai Soma Popere's field of work was organic agriculture[8].
  • Rahibai Soma Popere's field of work was seed saving[9].
  • Rahibai Soma Popere received the BBC 100 Women[10].
  • Rahibai Soma Popere received the Padma Shri[11].
  • Rahibai Soma Popere received the Nari Shakti Puraskar[12].
  • Rahibai Soma Popere is recorded as female[13].
  • Rahibai Soma Popere's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Rahibai Soma Popere's Commons category is recorded as Rahibai Soma Popere[15].
  • Rahibai Soma Popere's residence is recorded as Ahilyanagar district[16].
  • Rahibai Soma Popere's family name is recorded as Popere[17].
  • Rahibai Soma Popere's given name is recorded as Rahibai[18].
  • Rahibai Soma Popere's described at URL is recorded as https://krishikatha.da.gov.in/en/blog/rahibai-popere-the-seed-mother/[19].
  • Rahibai Soma Popere's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Marathi[20].
  • Rahibai Soma Popere's affiliation is recorded as BAIF Development Research Foundation[21].
  • Rahibai Soma Popere's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Seed Mother'}[22].
  • Rahibai Soma Popere's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'mr', 'text': 'राहीबाई सोमा पोपेरे'}[23].
  • Rahibai Soma Popere's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as BBC 100 Women Edit-a-thon[24].

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Origins and Family

Rahibai Soma Popere was born on January 1, 1964[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include farmer[3] and conservationist[4]. Fields of work include agricultural biodiversity[7]; organic agriculture[8], a method[25]; and seed saving[9], a technology[26].

Recognition

Awards received include BBC 100 Women[10], an award[27], in United Kingdom[28], founded in 2013[29]; Padma Shri[11], a civil decoration[30], in India[31], founded in 1954[32]; and Nari Shakti Puraskar[12], an award[33], in India[34], founded in 1999[35].

Why It Matters

Rahibai Soma Popere ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (287 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[5] She has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] She is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

What did Rahibai Soma Popere do for work?

Rahibai Soma Popere worked as farmer[3] and conservationist[4].

What awards did Rahibai Soma Popere receive?

Honors received include BBC 100 Women[10], Padma Shri[11], and Nari Shakti Puraskar[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . dst.gov.in. Retrieved . dst.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . dst.gov.in. Retrieved . dst.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . krishikatha.da.gov.in. Retrieved . krishikatha.da.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . dst.gov.in. Retrieved . dst.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . baif.org.in. Retrieved . baif.org.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . bbc.com. Retrieved . bbc.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . thehindu.com. Retrieved . thehindu.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . tribuneindia.com. Retrieved . tribuneindia.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . helpageindia.org. Retrieved . helpageindia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [2] ↑ . facebook.com. Retrieved . facebook.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . krishikatha.da.gov.in. Retrieved . krishikatha.da.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . dst.gov.in. Retrieved . dst.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . villagesquare.in. Retrieved . villagesquare.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Rohini · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['as', 'bn', 'ca', 'commons', 'en', 'es', 'gu', 'hi', 'kn', 'mr', 'nl', 'pa', 'p
    Described at url → https://krishikatha.da.gov.in/en/blog/rahibai-popere-the-see
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  2. 10w ago · Rohini · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Rahibai
    Family name → Popere
    On focus list of wikimedia project → BBC 100 Women Edit-a-thon
    Instance of → human
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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