... from 21 provinces (20 in the south, one in the north), 35 farmers from 3 provinces, 10 Vietnamese scientists from 4 institutes (3 in the south, one in the north) and 5 high ranking politicians, ... rice providing 35- 60% of the total food energy for the three billion people living in the region. In Vietnam, the rodent problem has escalated in the past 5- 10 years. For example, the area of ... Lieu and Tra Vinh). During the life of the CARD project, another related project was carried out in Bac Binh district in Bin Thuan Province, funded under a joint ACIAR-World Vision Vietnam initiative....