In Tripura, 2,000 hectares of land has been certified for organic farming out of 9,000 hectares of identified land for the farming system in the state. <br />'' <br />'' This was stated by Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Dev yesterday while addressing a district-level Kisan Mela and Exhibition held in Gomati district.<br />'' <br />'' Encouraging farmers for opting organic system, Mr. Dev said that the crops produced from such certified lands can be sold in international markets with a high value of rates. He further said, the State Government is planning to procure three lakh metric tonnes of paddy, in the next few years for the welfare of farmers.<br />'' <br />'' He also said since the Food Corporation of India has started purchasing paddy directly from farmers at Minimum Support Price as many as 2.21 lakh farmers in Tripura are seen benefited as they no longer need to go to any middle-man.<br />''