The France seed treatment market is estimated to register a CAGR of 5.6%, during the forecast period (2020 - 2025). The seed treatment market is driven by increasing awareness among the farming community and increasing demand for food grains. Ban on GMO's in France has completely outlawed their cultivation, citing environmental risks. This encouraged the use of seed treatment practices to enhance productivity. The biological seed treatment segment is recording faster growth, owing to the adoption of organic farming practices due to the growing demand for organic products from the consumer end. Several big players like Bayer CropScience AG. Semences de France, Incotec Group, Philagro France, and Syngenta are dominating the market. Innovation in seed treatment technology is important to combat the problem of climate change and stay ahead of competitors. In 2019, Corteva launched a new product Lumiflex a seed-applied fungicide in corn.
Key Market Trends
Need for Stabilizing the Yield
A growing population coupled with declining arable land area creates the need for increased productivity. According to the World Bank, in 2016, agriculture land in France was 52.4% and is constantly decreasing. So the agricultural producers will be required to become more efficient and more productive to create enough food for a growing population. Various seed treatment techniques like coating, pelleting, phytosanitary treatment and microbial inoculation are being practiced to overcome the changing climatic factors and pest incidence so as make yield unaffected. According to FAO, in 2017 wheat yield was 72538 hg/ha in France but it has seen a decline in 2018 where the production was 68427 hg/ha. In 2016 the yield was even low to reach 52896 hg per ha. This indicates the fluctuating yield level in various years in France. So in order to stabilize this variating yield level seed treatment can be performed, Thus driving the seed treatment market.
Biological Seed Treatments is the Fastest Growing Segment
The French organic market is becoming increasingly accessible to consumers resulting in higher consumption. According to the Government of France, in 2018 almost 5% of French household food consumption consists of organic products and the market grew by 15% to USD 10.65 billion. Organic sector experiencing the strongest growth in the country due to growing consumer preference towards organic products and government support. For instance, additional 5,000 farms were certified organic in 2018. In total, 41,600 farms are involved in organic farming throughout France, representing nearly 9.5% of all farms. The organic utilized agricultural area was 2 million hectares in 2018, which represents a 17% increase in organically cultivated land compared to 2017. The rising organic farming practice triggered the key players to invest in new product developments in non-chemical seed treatment products. For instance, In 2018, BASF France Agro launched Integral® Pro, the first biocontrol seed treatment for rapeseed. Integral® Pro is a bio fungicide composed of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain MBI 600 which protects seeds against soil-pathogenic fungi.
Competitive Landscape
Seed industries are focusing on forging new collaborations and the introduction of new products, in order to take advantage of innovations in both biology and chemistry of new seed treatment technologies. Several big players like Bayer CropScience AG. Semences de France, Incotec Group, Philagro France, and Syngenta are dominating the market. Companies are focusing majorly on new product launches, mergers, and acquisitions, which help in increasing their market shares. The development of bio-based seed treatment products has massive potential for expansion during the forecast period, with advantages, like environmental sustainability and lesser regulations for development, and the launch of new products.
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Key Market Trends
Need for Stabilizing the Yield
A growing population coupled with declining arable land area creates the need for increased productivity. According to the World Bank, in 2016, agriculture land in France was 52.4% and is constantly decreasing. So the agricultural producers will be required to become more efficient and more productive to create enough food for a growing population. Various seed treatment techniques like coating, pelleting, phytosanitary treatment and microbial inoculation are being practiced to overcome the changing climatic factors and pest incidence so as make yield unaffected. According to FAO, in 2017 wheat yield was 72538 hg/ha in France but it has seen a decline in 2018 where the production was 68427 hg/ha. In 2016 the yield was even low to reach 52896 hg per ha. This indicates the fluctuating yield level in various years in France. So in order to stabilize this variating yield level seed treatment can be performed, Thus driving the seed treatment market.
Biological Seed Treatments is the Fastest Growing Segment
The French organic market is becoming increasingly accessible to consumers resulting in higher consumption. According to the Government of France, in 2018 almost 5% of French household food consumption consists of organic products and the market grew by 15% to USD 10.65 billion. Organic sector experiencing the strongest growth in the country due to growing consumer preference towards organic products and government support. For instance, additional 5,000 farms were certified organic in 2018. In total, 41,600 farms are involved in organic farming throughout France, representing nearly 9.5% of all farms. The organic utilized agricultural area was 2 million hectares in 2018, which represents a 17% increase in organically cultivated land compared to 2017. The rising organic farming practice triggered the key players to invest in new product developments in non-chemical seed treatment products. For instance, In 2018, BASF France Agro launched Integral® Pro, the first biocontrol seed treatment for rapeseed. Integral® Pro is a bio fungicide composed of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain MBI 600 which protects seeds against soil-pathogenic fungi.
Competitive Landscape
Seed industries are focusing on forging new collaborations and the introduction of new products, in order to take advantage of innovations in both biology and chemistry of new seed treatment technologies. Several big players like Bayer CropScience AG. Semences de France, Incotec Group, Philagro France, and Syngenta are dominating the market. Companies are focusing majorly on new product launches, mergers, and acquisitions, which help in increasing their market shares. The development of bio-based seed treatment products has massive potential for expansion during the forecast period, with advantages, like environmental sustainability and lesser regulations for development, and the launch of new products.
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Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION
4 MARKET DYNAMICS
5 MARKET SEGMENTATION
6 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
Companies Mentioned (Partial List)
A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:
- Syngenta
- Bayer CropScience AG
- BASF SE
- Corteva Agriscience
- Philagro France
- Incotec Group BV
- Adama Agricultural Solutions Ltd
- UPL Limited
- Nufarm
- Semences de France
- Advanced Biological Marketing Inc.
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