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Field workers transplant rice on a farm in Soc Trang Province, Vietnam.

Rising sea levels mean trouble for Vietnam’s rice farmers

Environment

If you find yourself buying rice anywhere in the world, there’s a good chance that what’s in your cart came from Vietnam. The small country cranks out a fifth of the world’s rice exports each year. But oceans are expanding — right up into some of Vietnam’s richest rice-growing areas — which is bad news for farmers.