Lalitpur, Aug. 12 -- In a bid to promote rooftop vegetable farming in the city and provide farmers with quality seeds at reasonable prices, the Lalitpur Metropolitan City on Sunday unveiled the first of its kind 'seed vending machine' in the country.

Lalitpur Mayor Chiri Babu Maharjan unveiled the state-of-the-art machine in the presence of Yubak Dhoj GC, secretary at the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Keshav Adhikari, chief of the Agriculture Division Office of the metropolis, local farmers and journalists.

"I am happy to unveil such a sophisticated machine first time in Nepal. Our main target is to promote root-top vegetable and flower farming in the city and to provide quality seeds to citizens with minimal cost," said Mah...