AsemconnectVietnam - As one of the world’s top three shrimp-exporting nations, Vietnam’s shrimp industry is simultaneously facing numerous formidable challenges—ranging from climate change and high production costs to disease outbreaks and intense global competition. These pressures, however, present a pivotal opportunity for Vietnam to transform toward sustainable and environmentally responsible development.

 Internationally, Vietnam can draw valuable lessons from countries with advanced and sustainable shrimp industries, particularly Ecuador. Now the world’s leading shrimp exporter, Ecuador owes its success to large-scale production and strong growth in major markets such as China and the U.S. Key takeaways for Vietnam include investing in research and the selective breeding of high-quality domestic shrimp strains to reduce reliance on imported broodstock; adopting extensive and semi-intensive farming models integrated with biological solutions to maintain water quality and shrimp health; strengthening linkages among companies, cooperatives, and farming households to build a streamlined supply chain; and shifting from raw shrimp exports to value-added processing. Effective coordination among stakeholders is essential to elevating the global position of Vietnamese shrimp.