Currently, registered commercial farms in Việt Nam are permitted to breed at least 39 globally threatened species. However, ENV says many of the animals in these farms originate from the wild and are simply passed off into the legal market.

Farmers in Bến Tre Province are increasingly switching to high-tech shrimp breeding, adopting more innovative techniques to boost productivity, reduce costs and increase incomes.

Pressure is growing on companies to adopt the cage-free commitment for their egg supplies. Many food companies said their eggs would be from cage-free systems by the end of this year (2025).