Writing a New Chapter for the Biopesticide Playbook
CropLife
2025.03.01
Despite the constraints of the current farm economy and tighter budgets across the agriculture industry, the global market for biopesticides continues to expand with a growth forecast of $8.94 billion from 2024 through 2029, according to market research firm Technavio.
Improved and verifiable product performance and a better understanding of how biopesticides work to fight weed, disease, and insect resistance are generating more interest and ongoing adoption of biologicals, while the impact of regulatory restrictions on the use of existing chemicals is helping position biologicals as a valuable and versatile tool in the toolbox.
It’s no secret that farmers have had mixed experiences with biological products over the years.
To gain farmers’ trust in biologicals, the market needs to put forth products that perform consistently, emphasized Keri Carstens, CEO of Jord BioScience.
“Farmers will use products that work,” she says, but they must deliver desirable outcomes.
Despite the constraints of the current farm economy and tighter budgets across the agriculture industry, the global market for biopesticides continues to expand with a growth forecast of $8.94 billion from 2024 through 2029, according to market research firm Technavio.
Improved and verifiable product performance and a better understanding of how biopesticides work to fight weed, disease, and insect resistance are generating more interest and ongoing adoption of biologicals, while the impact of regulatory restrictions on the use of existing chemicals is helping position biologicals as a valuable and versatile tool in the toolbox.
It’s no secret that farmers have had mixed experiences with biological products over the years.
To gain farmers’ trust in biologicals, the market needs to put forth products that perform consistently, emphasized Keri Carstens, CEO of Jord BioScience.
“Farmers will use products that work,” she says, but they must deliver desirable outcomes.
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