The Bac Lieu Province in the Mekong Delta is part

of the Cà Mau Peninsula and is an important foodgrowing

area in Viet Nam. It has a population of

830,000 with approximately 116,000 farming families

living on small parcels of land producing a range of

commodities for food security and the export market.

These farmers and aquaculturalists1 (together called

producers in this report) are highly dependent on

accessing the right quality water, fresh or saline or

both, at the right time to grow their crops or raise

The main aim of land preparation is to modify and manipulate the land features so as to create favorable environment for seed establishment and crop growth. The research and Development in this field must take into account the traditional practices used by the farming community. This case study gives a brief description of farmers' management of Vertisols and soils with 'Vertic' properties and the Development of the low cost broad bed maker (BBM) for facilitating surface drainage.