Monday, September 19, 2022

Growth Strategies Adopted by Major Players in the Pest Control Market

The report "Pest Control Market by Pest Type (Insects, Rodents, Termites), Control Method (Chemical, Mechanical, Biological), Mode of Application (Sprays, Traps, Baits), Application (Residential, Commercial, Industrial), and Region – Global Forecast to 2026", The global pest control market size is estimated to be valued at USD 22.7 billion in 2021. It is projected to reach USD 29.1 billion by 2026, recording a CAGR of 5.1% during the forecast period. The increase in disease outbreaks and the effect of climate change on pest proliferation encourage the adoption of pest control products.
 
Pest Control Market
 
 
Key players in this market include Bayer AG (Germany), BASF (Germany), FMC Corporation (US), Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. (Japan), Syngenta AG (Switzerland), and Corteva Agriscience (US).
 
Bayer AG is a global company with its core competencies in the life sciences field of health care and agriculture. It operates through three segments—pharmaceuticals, consumer health, and crop science. Bayer CropScience’s division, Environmental Science, offers two categories–Professional pest management and Vector management. The environmental science business offers a broad portfolio of highly effective sprays, baits, and other pest control products that have chemical or biological modes of action. In November 2020, Bayer CropScience partnered with BigHaat, which is a leading agricultural-input-e-commerce platform that will enable the delivery of Bayer’s seeds and crop protection products at the farmer’s doorsteps. Bayer has also partnered with XAG in February 2020 to bring, promote, and commercialize digital farming technology in Southeast Asia & Pakistan (SEAP).
 
Syngenta AG, an agribusiness company, engages in the discovery, development, manufacture, and marketing of a range of products designed to enhance crop yield and food quality worldwide. It operates through two business segments—crop protection and seeds. Syngenta is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ChemChina (China), which it acquired in 2017. Syngenta AG emerged through the mergers between the agribusinesses of Novartis AG (Switzerland) and AstraZeneca (Switzerland) in 2000. In February 2021, Syngenta Crop Protection also collaborated with artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning company, Insilico Medicine, to speed up the invention and development of new, effective crop protection solutions that protect crops from diseases, weeds, and pests and is also sustainable.
 
Corteva Agriscience is the only prominent company, which is completely dedicated to agriculture. In 2011, Dow and DuPont announced a definitive agreement, under which these companies would merge and subsequently spin-off into three independent companies, i.e., Dow, DuPont, and Corteva Agriscience. In June 2019, Corteva Agriscience separated from DowDuPont and became a standalone company. The company operates through two business segments: Seed and crop protection. In February 2021, Corteva has collaborated with simbiose agro, the largest producer of microbiological technologies in Brazil, for the benefit of Brazilian farmers. The collaboration of Corteva Agriscience with the Potato Council of Kenya in September 2020, will help farmers to improve their yields. The improved technologies will show farmers how to increase potato yields using crop protection solutions, quality seed, resilient and improved varieties, pest and disease management, good hilling technologies, post-harvest management, and record-keeping.

The North American pest control market is projected to be the largest between 2021 and 2026, while the Asia Pacific market is projected to grow at the highest CAGR. North America was the largest consumer of pest control in 2020. It is still the largest market for pest control, with 50.6% of the market share. There are over 20,000 pest control companies in North America, with an average of six technicians in each company. The strengthening of the housing market and a steadily improving economy have led to increased investments in both residential and commercial properties.

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