Analysis of current global trends in the development of the plant protection products market
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.31558/2307-2318.2025.2.5Keywords:
global market of plant protection products (PPPs), exports, imports, government regulation, agriculture, supply, demandAbstract
Current global trends in the development of the plant protection products market are analyzed. It was defined that global production of agricultural goods and services has increased significantly in recent decades. Crop protection products have played an important role in driving this growth, as have other technological innovations. We argue that pesticides are widely used in modern agriculture as they are an efficient and cost-effective way to improve the quality and quantity of crops, which contributes to the food security of the world's growing population. Although pesticides are useful for crop production, their widespread use can have serious consequences for the ecosystem, as they directly or indirectly pollute the air, water, soil and the overall ecosystem, which threatens the health of living beings.
We consider that in the current market conditions of socio-economic and financial-economic development of the state, the basic goal of forming the future model of Ukraine's economy is an active and targeted policy on the state of the agricultural market, organizational and functional relations between market entities, pricing policy for agricultural products, the state of the world market for plant protection products in agriculture. According to foreign experts, one third of the world's agricultural products are produced in Ukraine. Other researchers also point out that without the use of plant protection products, losses of fruits, vegetables and grains from pests, diseases and weeds would reach 78%, 54% and 32%, respectively. It was defined that in the period 1990-2024, there was a tendency to increase the use of pesticides in agriculture. The regions showing the highest growth rates in terms of total pesticide use are the Americas and Oceania, with 2.2 and 3.2 times the increase in use respectively. The only region where countries have reduced their pesticide use is Europe, where the total decrease was 12106 t, or 2.5%. In Ukraine, the use of pesticides in agriculture has significantly decreased by 42447 t (63.6%) over the period 1992-2024.
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