过去三十年来，亚洲的鸡蛋产量增长了四倍，占全球总产量的近三分之二，预计到2034年，印度和印尼的鸡蛋消费量将分别增长30%和20%。然而，这一增长导致了集约化养殖，亚洲约89%的蛋鸡被笼养，而美国和英国的这一比例分别为55%和16%。

转型为非笼养系统会使生产成本增加20%至40%，这是发展中国家很少有消费者愿意支付的溢价。为解决这一问题，像全球食品合作伙伴组织推广的“非笼养信用额度”为农户转型提供资金，例如金巴斯集团印度分公司在四月份购买了足以抵消400万个笼养鸡蛋的信用额度。

技术解决方案也正在兴起，例如在胚胎期鉴定性别的技术在欧洲已使1.1亿只公鸡免遭宰杀，以及植物性整蛋替代品的研发。这些创新为减少工业化鸡蛋生产带来的动物福利和伦理问题提供了可行途径。

Asia's egg production has quadrupled over the last three decades, representing nearly two-thirds of global output, with consumption projected to rise by 30% in India and 20% in Indonesia by 2034. However, this growth has led to intensive farming, where approximately 89% of Asia's laying hens are raised in cages, compared to 55% in America and 16% in Britain.

Transitioning to cage-free systems increases production costs by 20% to 40%, which few consumers in developing countries are willing to pay. To address this, initiatives like Global Food Partners' "cage-free credits" help fund cage-free transitions, with firms like Compass Group India purchasing credits to offset 4 million caged eggs in April.

Technological solutions are also emerging, such as in-ovo sexing which has spared 110 million male chicks from culling in Europe, and plant-based whole-egg substitutes. These innovations offer potential pathways to reduce the ethical concerns associated with industrial egg production.

Source: Asian activists say too much egg production is cruel

Subtitle: They are hatching ingenious schemes

Dateline: 6月 11, 2026 04:20 上午 | SINGAPORE AND SURABAYA