New Delhi, Oct 27 (PTI) Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday inaugurated the National Seeds Corporation's (NSC) vegetable and flower seed processing and packaging unit in the national capital.

The new state-of-the-art unit is located at Pusa Complex.

He also virtually inaugurated five NSC seed processing facilities located at Bareilly, Dharwad, Hassan, Suratgarh and Raichur, according to an official statement.

"The vegetable seed processing plant at Beej Bhawan, Pusa, New Delhi, has a processing capacity of 1 tonne per hour, while the other five NSC plants have a capacity of 4 tonnes per hour each," it added.

During the event, Chouhan launched the 'Seed Management 2.0' system and an online seed booking platform for farmers.

Through this platform, farmers will now

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