The rising public awareness about the various harmful effects of chemical pesticides on human and plant health is pushing up the requirement for organic pesticides all over the world. These pesticides are basically completely natural/plant-derived agents and are thus, non-toxic in nature. Moreover, the usage of these pesticides for pest control in agriculture leads to the production of organic food items which are completely free of toxic chemicals that harm the human body.

 

The other important factor which is boosting the sales of organic pesticides is the growing requirement for food products across the world. This mainly because of the rising population levels in many countries. Moreover, the ballooning popularity of organic farming, on account of the increasing public awareness of food safety and nutrition, is augmenting the demand for these pesticides. Hence, with the mushrooming usage of organic pesticides, the global organic pesticides market will exhibit explosive growth in the coming years. 

 

According to the estimates of P&S Intelligence, a market research company based in India, the industry is predicted to register huge growth in Europe in the years to come, primarily because of the increasing implementation of various strict environmental regulations and policies in the region. These regulations are passed for reducing the environmental damage caused due to the utilization of chemical pesticides in farming processes. For example, the European Union (EU) banned the utilization of brain-damaging insecticides in December 2019.

 

 

Furthermore, the Union banned the usage of chlorpyrifos, chlorpyrifos-methyl, and neurotoxic insecticides on February 1, 2020. This is predicted to provide a great growth opportunity to the organic pesticides producing companies in the future years. The most commonly used types of organic pesticides are— mineral, botanical, and microbial. The mineral pesticides contain lime-sulfur and sulfur, while the botanical pesticides are produced from plants such as sabadilla, rotenone, and azadirachta indica (neem).

 

On the other hand, the microbial organic pesticides are derived from various microbial agents such as fungi, viruses, protozoans, algae, and bacteria. Across the globe, the North American organic pesticides market is predicted to be significantly more lucrative than the other regional markets in the upcoming years, on account of the presence of strict regulations and policies regarding the utilization of chemical pesticides in the North American countries, especially the U.S. 

 

One such stringent policy is the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA), that was recently enacted by the U.S. Environment Protection Agency (EPA). This act mandates that the pesticides used on crops throughout the country meet the safety standards set by the EPA. Apart from these regulations, the rising public awareness about the harmful effects of chemical pesticides and the advantages of using organic pesticides in farming processes is also contributing to the surging sales of organic pesticides in the region.

 

Thus, it can be said without any hesitation that the demand for organic pesticides will swell all over the world and especially in the North American region in the upcoming years, primarily because of the growing requirement for natural pesticides in agricultural processes and the rising awareness amongst the masses about the toxic effects of chemical pesticides on plant and human health.