Bangladesh, Sept. 5 -- The fields are turning green as farmers work from dawn to dusk to grow early varieties of winter vegetables across the northern districts, hoping to recover from last year's losses and earn a better return this season.

Advertisement Although winter is yet to set in, vegetables traditionally associated with the colder months have already begun appearing in markets.

Beans and cabbage are among the early arrivals, while farmers are busy tending fields of cauliflower, radish, cabbage, bottle gourd, tomato, red amaranth, coriander and other winter vegetables.

For many farmers, early cultivation is a race against time-and the weather.

Producing vegetables before the peak winter season allows them to target higher pri...