An Evaluation of A Participatory Research Approach in Rainfed Lowland Area of Vinh Trach Village, B

Vinh Trach village is located in the coastal area of Bac Lieu town. The population of the village in 2003 is about 13,964 inhabitants with 2,396 households, of which 525 households are Khmer, 156 households are Chinese and the remains are Vietnamese. Natural area of of the village is about 4,229 ha, of which the rice land area occupies about 2,855 ha, vegetables area about 232 ha and some 1,400 ha of rice land has been converted to shrimp culture this year