Trinh Thanh Thao

Researcher, Cuu Long Delta Rice Research Institute, VietNam

As a researcher in Cuu Long Delta Rice Research Institute, Thanh Thao is responsible for the management and implementation of agricultural research projects.  

Thanh Thao is a proven collaborator and has contributed to numerous international projects in the agricultural economics sector including: Development of rice and shrimp farming system in coastal area of the Mekong Delta: Policy and Institution issues, Lower Mekong Public Policy Initiative (LMPPI), Fulbright program. Change of gender roles, obstacles, risks and coping with climate change – based rice, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). Evaluating economic and social efficiency of women farmers participated in seed testing in flooding area in Mekong Delta – International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). She has also presented and published papers in various conferences and journals.

Thanh Thao grew up in the rural Mekong Delta. During her childhood, she witnessed the adversities faced by farmers living in poverty despite their hard work and the surrounding natural resources.  As a young woman she was motivated to study agricultural economics and hopes that her research can help these communities achieve a better livelihood.

Her dedication paid off when she was awarded a full scholarship to obtain a Masters degree at KOICA - Kangwon National University, Korea, completing in 2019. Thanh Thao is passionate about empowering women to become scientists.