Global Biological Crop Protection (Bio-Pesticide) Market Research Report 2024-Competitive Analysis, Status and Outlook by Type, Downstream Industry, and Geography, Forecast to 2030

Global Biological Crop Protection (Bio-Pesticide) Market Research Report 2024-Competitive Analysis, Status and Outlook by Type, Downstream Industry, and Geography, Forecast to 2030

Biological crop protection (Bio-Pesticide) are pesticides derived from natural materials including animals, plants, fungi, and microorganisms. Bio-Pesticide offers growers many advantages, including reduced employee risk, minimal re-entry and pre-harvest intervals, and compatibility with biological control programs.

Market Overview:

The latest research study on the global Biological Crop Protection (Bio-Pesticide) market finds that the global Biological Crop Protection (Bio-Pesticide) market reached a value of USD 7348.41 million in 2023. It’s expected that the market will achieve USD 12162.38 million by 2029, exhibiting a CAGR of 8.76% during the forecast period.

Advantages of bio-pesticides

Synthetic pesticides have been linked to health problems. Over-application and excessive discharge into water bodies during rainfall often result in the death of fish and other aquatic organisms. Human consumption of them can also lead to bio magnification of chemicals in the body and can lead to fatal diseases such as cancer, kidney disease, nervous system destruction, cardiovascular disease, etc. Synthetic pesticides can also damage soil texture, soil microbes, animals, and plants. Due to the dangers associated with the use of synthetic pesticides, there is a need for alternatives to cheaper, environmentally friendly, and sustainable bio-pesticides. Bio-pesticides use the natural food chain and the relationship between predators and prey to control pests and diseases, which is the most popular development direction of the pesticide industry in the future. Bio-pesticides are characterized by strong specificity and high activity; they are safe for the environment, do not easily produce drug resistance, and are relatively safe to non-target organisms; the mechanism of action is different from conventional pesticides; there are more research and development options and greater development potential. Since biocontrol are naturally occurring organisms, at the end of their life they completely biodegrade without leaving harmful residues in the crop or the environment. Because application rates only change with pest pressure, farmers can accurately predict input costs. Bio-pesticides also aid in plant growth, root improvement, and enhancement of soil microflora, thereby helping to increase agricultural yields. Bio-pesticides also have additional benefits such as complex and novel modes of action for resistance management that extend the product life of conventional pesticides. Worker reentry periods for bio-pesticides are short, typically four hours, the shortest interval allowed by law. This means workers spray in the morning and resume their normal work schedule in the afternoon. Therefore, bio-pesticides increase the flexibility of traditional agricultural operations. Bio-pesticides are generally cheaper and easier to register, faster to develop, and at significantly lower cost. Furthermore, bio-pesticides will not replace chemical crop protection products, but when used together with effective integrated pest management strategies, they can complement each other to provide growers with a more holistic approach. Therefore, on the one hand, bio-pesticides can reduce the use of chemical pesticides while preserving biodiversity. On the other hand, there is also a growing demand for bio-pesticides for agricultural use, especially to increase crop yields and improve food security.

The importance of food security

With a growing global population, diminishing arable land, increasingly extreme weather events, and a tightening regulatory environment, countries are under increasing pressure to increase agricultural production and reduce unit costs. The United Nations predicts that plant and animal food production will need to increase 70 percent by 2050 compared to 2009 levels to meet growing food demand. Intensive farming is a farming method that uses large amounts of labor and investment to increase the yield of land. In industrialized societies, this often means using pesticides, fertilizers, and other yield-enhancing chemicals, as well as buying and using machinery to assist in planting, chemical application, and picking. Intensive farming has profoundly negative impacts on the environment, climate change, biodiversity, animal welfare, and human health, and it is estimated that food production is already responsible for nearly one-third of global carbon emissions and 90 percent of deforestation. However, in the context of increasing world hunger and food insecurity, intensive agriculture is often considered the only way to produce and distribute enough food to feed the global population. In recent years, there has been increasing interest in intensification methods that reduce their negative impacts. These include rotational grazing, centralized animal feedlots, irrigation of crops, genetically modified seeds, and reduced use of agrochemicals. The use of synthetic pesticides has caused massive and widespread damage to the environment. There is strong support and funding from several governments and government agencies to use bio-based crop protection chemicals to mitigate the environmental impact of pesticides. Biologicals can complement and help reduce the use of synthetic crop chemicals and certain fertilizers, improving soil health and productivity. Although biologics are not direct substitutes for each other in field applications, the overall carbon footprint of biologics production is low. Climate change, regional conflicts, disease, resource constraints, and environmental degradation are expected to continue to negatively impact future agricultural production. In responding to today's global food crisis, policymakers are broadly adopting sustainable agricultural approaches, supported by well-funded research, to ensure food security and to protect and restore the planet's resources.

Region Overview:

In 2022, the share of the Biological Crop Protection (Bio-Pesticide) market in North America stood at 43.80%.

Company Overview:

The major players operating in the Biological Crop Protection (Bio-Pesticide) market include Bayer , Syngenta, Dow , BASF, FMC, etc. Among which, Bayer ranked top in terms of sales and revenue in 2023.

Bayer is a global enterprise with core competencies in the Life Science fields of health care and agriculture. As a leader in healthcare, Bayer provides innovative solutions designed to prevent, alleviate and treat diseases.

It provides medicines for cardiovascular diseases, women’s health, cancer, hematology, ophthalmology, and other indications. It also strives to develop new molecules and technologies for use in the fields of medicine and modern agriculture. The company's product portfolio includes prescription products, specialty pharmaceuticals, diagnostic imaging equipment, non-prescription (over the counter or OTC) products, seeds, crop protection solutions and non-agricultural pest control solutions.

Segmentation Overview:

By type, Bio-fungicide segment accounted for the largest share of market in 2022.

Application Overview:

By application, the Cereals and Pulses segment occupied the biggest share from 2018 to 2022.

Key Companies in the global Biological Crop Protection (Bio-Pesticide) market covered in Chapter 3:

Certis
Syngenta
Novozymes
BASF
Bayer
Rallis India
Dow
FMC
Sanonda Group
Sumitomo Chemical

In Chapter 4 and Chapter 14.2, on the basis of types, the Biological Crop Protection (Bio-Pesticide) market from 2019 to 2030 is primarily split into:

Bio-fungicide
Bio-insecticide
Bio-herbicide
Others

In Chapter 5 and Chapter 14.3, on the basis of Downstream Industry, the Biological Crop Protection (Bio-Pesticide) market from 2019 to 2030 covers:

Fruit and Vegetables
Cereals and Pulses
Other Crops

Geographically, the detailed analysis of consumption, revenue, market share and growth rate, historic and forecast (2019-2030) of the following regions are covered in Chapter 8 to Chapter 14:

North America (United States, Canada)
Europe (Germany, UK, France, Italy, Spain, Russia, Netherlands, Turkey, Switzerland, Sweden)
Asia Pacific (China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia)
Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, Argentina)
Middle East & Africa (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, South Africa)