Rice production in Vietnam is a serious business, though not without looming challenges. Worldwide, the country is the fifth-largest consumer and the third-largest exporter of rice. Around 95% of the rice Vietnam exports is produced in the Mekong Delta – the country’s most productive agricultural region (Figure 1). The Delta’s wet and low-lying coastal geography has made it a fertile breadbasket for many years. However, rice production is hampered each year by the...