Kairomones Market - Forecast(2024 - 2030)

Kairomones Market Overview

The Kairomones Market size is projected to grow at a CAGR of 14.5% during the forecast period 2022-2027. Kairomones is a semiochemical or allelochemicals that provoke a behavioral or physiological response in the receiver of the signal, which is beneficial to the receiver but not the emitter. Kairomones and synthetic pheromones are used for the biological control of insect pests. The growing demand for medicinal plants for herbal medicine at the global level is on the rise, which is also driving the global kairomones industry’s growth. Additionally, the growing organic food industry is focussing on increased organic food crops, by utilizing kairomones as pest control for increasing their yield. Owing to such factors, the demand for kairomones is expected to grow significantly over the forecast period. The global economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a huge drop in demand for plantation crops, floriculture and others, all across the world, which had a significant impact on the growth of the Kairomones market size.

Kairomones Market Report Coverage

The report: “Kairomones Market Report – Forecast (2022 - 2027)” by Industry ARC, covers an in-depth analysis of the following segments in the Global Kairomones industry.

Key Takeaways

• The North American region dominates the Kairomones Market owing to the rising growth and increasing investments in the organic food industry. For instance, according to the Government of Canada, in 2022, the government announced an investment of up to US$103,400 for the Organic Federation of Canada to enable a new collaboration that will promote sustainability and growth for Canada's organics industry.
• Rapidly rising demand for kairomones to meet the growing demand for high-quality and quantity of crops has driven the growth of the kairomones market.
• The increasing demand for global kairomones in the agriculture sector, due to their usage to protect crops from infectious diseases, has been a critical factor driving the growth of the market in the upcoming years.
• However, the usage of conventional synthetic pesticides can hinder the growth of the Kairomones market size.

Figure: North America Kairomones Market Revenue, 2021-2027 (US$ Million)

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Kairomones Market Segment Analysis – by Function

The mating disruption segment held the largest Kairomones Market share in 2021 and is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 14.7% during the forecast period 2022-2027. Mating disruption has emerged as the leading function due to its higher effectiveness in low or moderate pest infestations in comparison to other functions such as mass trapping, detection and monitoring. The technique of mating disruption in pests includes releasing high quantities of synthetic female sex hormones to alter the mating behavior of males. Moreover, mating disruption controls target species and therefore, greatly reduces the number of mating and hence, reduces species reproduction. Thus, the exhibited characteristics of mating disruption make it a preferred choice over the other function types, which is driving its segmental growth.

Kairomones Market Segment Analysis – by Crop Type

The horticulture crops segment held the largest Kairomones Market share in 2021 and is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 14.4% during the forecast period 2022-2027. Kairomones is a semiochemical or allelochemicals, which are mainly applied on horticulture crops as compared to other crops such as field and plantation crops, due to the growing demand for high-value crops among consumers. Moreover, horticulture crops are more susceptible to pests such as fruit flies, codling moths and peach-tree borers. The growing popularity of organic crop protection products has increased the demand for biological pesticides among farmers. The emerging trend of consuming organic and clean-label foods is expected to boost the utilization of horticulture crops. The organic farming sector of horticulture crops is growing, for instance, according to the Indian Brand Equity Foundation (IBEF), the Indian Organic Sector is forecasted to reach Rs75,000 crore (US$10.73 billion) by 2025 from Rs2,700 crore (US$386.32 million) in 2015. Thus, with the growing demand for horticulture crops, the market growth for  Kairomones market size will further rise over the forecast period.

Kairomones Market Segment Analysis – by Geography

North America region dominated the Kairomones Market share of 39% in the year 2021, due to the increasing requirement for kairomones in Canada and USA. Canada is expected to continue its dominance in the kairomones market due to the growth of the organic food industry in the country. For instance, according to the government of Canada, in 2021, the government invested up to US$297,330 in the Prairie Organic Development Fund (PODF) to enable farmers to adopt best practices in organic farming production. The demand for organics in Canada is increasing at a rate of 8.7% annually. Additionally, in 2021, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced an investment of over US$30 million for 33 grants that support farmers and ranchers who grow and market high-quality organic food, fiber and other organic products. They are used in agriculture and horticulture crops for the biological control of plant diseases and plant pathogens, similar to synthetic pheromones. Thus, the rising growth in the demand for kairomones for various crop protection from pests is proving to be a market booster for the Kairomones market size in this region.

Kairomones Market Drivers

Increasing High-Quality and Quantity of Crops:

Increasing population and income have led to rising demand for high quantity and quality crops. For instance, according to the United Nations, the world’s population is forecasted to rise by 2 billion persons in the next 30 years, from 7.7 billion in 2021 to 9.7 billion in 2050. Globally, farmers are increasing crop production, either by increasing the agricultural land to grow crops or by improving the production of crops on existing agricultural lands, by using fertilizer, pesticides, irrigation and adopting other new products. The rising demand for freshly produced, high-quality crops has increased the demand for kairomones and synthetic pheromones for crop protection. The yield of high-quality crops is increasing, for instance, according to the Indian Brand Equity Foundation, in September 2021, the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare signed five MoUs with CISCO, Ninjacart, Jio Platforms Limited, ITC Limited and NCDEX e-markets Limited, in order to help farmers, make decisions on the kind of crops to grow, variety of seeds to use and best practices to adopt to maximize the yield. Also, according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), in 2022, Russian wheat production for the marketing year is forecast at 81.0 million metric tons (MMT), up 1 percent from last month and up 8 percent from last year. Moreover, in Brazil, total corn production for marketing year (MY) 2021/22 at 116.0 million metric tons (MMT), is larger than the previous year’s crop (MY 2020/21) by 29.0mmt (33 percent). Thus, the growing demand for high-quality and quantity of crops will drive the growth of the Global Kairomones industry.

Growing Agriculture Sector:

The demand for Kairomones, which is a semiochemical or allelochemicals, to protect the crops from infectious diseases caused by insects and pests such as bacterial panicle blight and bacterial leaf scorch is expected to drive the kairomones market growth. The increasing population with decreasing arable land generates the necessity for using pesticides to prevent damage to food crops. The agriculture sector is growing, for instance, in September 2021, the Spanish government allocated EUR13 million (US$15.4 million) to fund the country’s agricultural projects. The projects aim at increasing the country’s food production capacity while contributing to rural development and regional balance. Also, according to the Ministry for Development of the North-East Region, in 2019, the Government of Japan invested 205.784 billion Yen (USD1.50 billion), in several ongoing projects for Sustainable Agriculture & Irrigation as well as new projects in different states of India's North-Eastern region. Moreover, increasing government initiatives to strengthen the agrochemicals sector is anticipated to surge the demand for biological pest controls such as kairomones in the agriculture sector. For instance, according to the Indian Brand Equity Foundation, in 2021-2022, the government plans to introduce production-linked incentives (PLI) scheme to promote domestic manufacturing of agrochemicals such as pesticides and fertilizers, with an allocation of US$32.2 million to the department of chemicals and petrochemicals. Thus, to protect the farm yield, the need to control the damage to farm output and with the increased investments by the government in the agriculture sector, the growth of the  Kairomones market is forecasted to rise. 

Kairomones Market Challenges

The Use of Conventional Synthetic Pest Control Products:

The rising usage and popularity of substitutes such as synthetic pesticides will continue to hamper the Kairomones Market growth. A number of farmers especially in Asian countries, continue to practice the conventional agricultural technique, despite the popularity of kairomones and also rely on conventional agricultural products in the form of pest control. Moreover, the world's population is expected to grow to almost 10 billion by 2050, therefore, in order to increase the plantations and crops yield, the use of biological control of plant diseases and pathogens has increased, for instance, according to Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), pesticide use went up by 36% between 2000 and 2019. Thus, the usage of conventional synthetic pesticides will hinder market growth.

Kairomones Industry Outlook

Technology launches, acquisitions and R&D activities are key strategies players adopt in the Kairomones markets. The top 10 companies in the Kairomones market are:

1. Shin-Etsu
2. Pacific Biocontrol Corp
3. Bedoukian Research
4. Corteva Agriscience
5. Suterra
6. Pherobank
7. Certis
8. Koppert Biological Systems
9. Isagro Group
10. Rusell IPM

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