The Winter Vegetables That Boost Immunity
Rather than rushing for supplements, eating carrots, spinach, cauliflower, peas and broccoli regularly in winter can naturally strengthen immunity.
Rather than rushing for supplements, eating carrots, spinach, cauliflower, peas and broccoli regularly in winter can naturally strengthen immunity.
Despite a good harvest, Natore's garlic farmers are losing Tk 15,000-20,000 a bigha because prices have collapsed to Tk 1,200-2,000 a maund.
Young Chakaria farmer Mohammad Jisan has sold Tk 31.4 lakh worth of early vegetables at the very start of this season after 10 years of early-crop farming.
Bangladesh has met its onion demand from its own harvest this season, leaving farmers happy with prices while Indian growers and traders struggle to sell.
Raw tomato salad packs vitamins, minerals and antioxidants such as lycopene into very few calories.
Cheap and easy to cook, spinach offers nutrients that benefit almost every part of the body, from blood and bones to eyes and skin.
Pabna farmers save little seed apart from rice, leaving them dependent on bought seed that raises costs and exposes them to adulterated supplies.
Often snubbed, the radish is a nutritious winter vegetable that may benefit digestion, the liver, the heart and the skin.
A single carrot a day can supply much of the body's vitamin A and may benefit the eyes, heart, skin, immunity and digestion.
Broccoli, which looks like a green cauliflower, is a complete package of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants with benefits for almost every part of the body.
Wild boar from Lawachara National Park in Kamalganj are coming down to farmland in search of food and destroying paddy and winter vegetables, forcing farmers to keep watch all night.
Winter brings a higher risk of infection, and ten seasonal fruits and vegetables can help keep the immune system strong.
Murikata onion planting in Faridpur has reached 75 per cent of the target, but farmers complain of fertiliser shortages and overcharging, which dealers deny.