Market Trends of Agricultural Sprayers Industry
This section covers the major market trends shaping the Agricultural Sprayers Market according to our research experts:
Technological Developments in Spraying Equipment
Globally, Various technologies, such as drones and driverless sprayers, are providing important and attractive opportunities for the growth of the agriculture sprayers market. A drone uses the latest technologies of various tiny sensors, such as accelerometers, GPS modules, powerful processors, and digital radios to provide farmers with information. The use of drones helps farmers in scouting for pests and diseases and in mid-field weed identification. Positioning technologies, such as combining GPS (global positioning system) and GIS (geographic information systems), have made yield mapping very easy and helped farmers work in the field even under adverse weather conditions, such as rain, fog, and dust. There are companies that have highly indulged in constantly upgrading their technology in order to meet the growing technology demand. For instance, companies like ASPEE and GUSS are involved in making an investment heavily in R&D to launch more advanced sprayers.
Self-propelled sprayers are gaining traction in recent times. With the help of self-propelled sprayers, large areas of the field can be covered efficiently, and there is a high demand for self-propelled sprayers equipped with high-tech tools to optimize and streamline the application and have precise control over quantities of applied product, ensuring increased output. According to a report from the Agricultural Technology National Institute (INTA), 85% of the chemicals in the country are applied by self-propelled sprayers, and 65% of them are owned by contractors.
Increase in the crop acerage and increase in the developments of spraying technology and penetration rate the demand for sprayers is increasing in the countryduring the forecast period.
Europe Dominates the Market
Globally, Europe is the largest market for agricultural sprayers. The expanding farm sizes and an increase in replacement demand are some of the factors that are likely to fuel the growth of the agricultural sprayer market in Europe during the forecast period. Farm robotics and the adoption of new technologies are becoming increasingly popular in European agrarian lands. The demand for production capacity is increasing directly with the rise in farm consolidation. Farms are seeking sprayers with higher capacities, as they help save the time spent on refilling the tanks.
There are various developmental programs started by the European Agriculture machinery association for training farmers on new technologies. For instance, the INNOSETA project under Horizon 2020 is aimed at establishing an innovative and self-sustaining thematic network on crop protection and sustainable plant protection products (spray equipment, training, and advice) in order to close the gap between the numerous European research projects resulting in new developments and farmers using and exploitation of all of these.
Companies are heavily investing in these technologies to have a strong foothold in the market and thus capture a larger share. With the unprecedented growth of precision farming in the region, European associations such as CEMA and European Crop Protection Association (ECPA) are also planning to launch a website to help farmers understand the benefits of spraying technology. This, coupled with the rising importance of agriculture together with the decreasing crop acreage, is likely to enhance farm mechanization in the region. The CEMA study cited under "Industry Proposal on the Inspection of Sprayer in Use", revealed that the CEMA members are likely to manufacture more than 90% of the new sprayers in the European Union.
Owing to technological advancements, vendors are introducing self-propelled sprayers and battery-operated sprayers, among others, to ease the work of farmers. For instance, solar-powered sprayers are gradually gaining the attention of farmers, as they can be charged using solar energy, as well as electricity in Europe.
