The Biologicals Boom: What’s Driving the Market for Biostimulants, Biopesticides and Biofertilizers?
CropLife
2024.10.15
Death, taxes, and biologicals. With apologies to Benjamin Franklin, the growth of biological products in agriculture seems as inevitable as the first two. In the past few years, both the interest in and use of biological products (primarily biostimulants, biopesticides, biofertilizers) seem to have increased exponentially.
“Great strides are being made in the biopesticide segment in terms of performance and ease of use, but that segment still lags the biostimulant or plant health segment and will likely continue to do so for some time,” says John Wolf, Chief Operating Officer, Agricen. “New forms of biofertilizers are making a big splash across the industry. There are also a number of new entrants to the market that utilize biostimulants embedded in traditional products for increased efficiency.”
Death, taxes, and biologicals. With apologies to Benjamin Franklin, the growth of biological products in agriculture seems as inevitable as the first two. In the past few years, both the interest in and use of biological products (primarily biostimulants, biopesticides, biofertilizers) seem to have increased exponentially.
“Great strides are being made in the biopesticide segment in terms of performance and ease of use, but that segment still lags the biostimulant or plant health segment and will likely continue to do so for some time,” says John Wolf, Chief Operating Officer, Agricen. “New forms of biofertilizers are making a big splash across the industry. There are also a number of new entrants to the market that utilize biostimulants embedded in traditional products for increased efficiency.”
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