Rooftop farming is here to stay

Ever-increasing land prices and dubious quality of vegetables have made many in the Valley convert their rooftops to urban farms.

Every morning, Asta Maya Dangol heads to her rooftop to pick vegetables and herbs to cook for the day. A resident of Dhobighat, Dangol has filled her rooftop with herbs and vegetables growing in clay pots, plastic crates, sacks, and white styrofoam boxes.