AGARTALA, July 23 (TIWN): Tripura Agriculture Minister Pranajit Singha Roy Monday in a seminar held on Agriculture here in Agartala said that states like Punjab and Haryana are not only number 1 in Agro-economy but also due to unchecked fertilizers used at there, cancers are spreading rapidly, which Tripura should avoid.

The Minister further suggested Sikkim like Agro-economy which prefers organic rather than chemical fertilizers.

Pranajit Singha Roy was addressing in a progarmme, which was conducted under the scheme of “Mission Organic Value Chain Development”.

 “In whole country, our Govt is targeting for Organic food culture and Tripura is also a part of the mission. We are not away from the target even though we are new Govt of around four months”, he said.

“It’s true that among all the Northeastern states, in case of organic productions Sikkim comes in the first row, whereas Tripura is far behind. It has been seen that the highest agricultural producer states as Punjab, Haryana are using too much fertilizers and as a result even though their productions are high but spreading dangerous diseases like cancer. That’s why organic production sector is very important to develop", Roy said.