TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION 30
1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 30
1.2 MARKET DEFINITION 30
1.3 OVERVIEW OF GLOBAL BIOSTIMULANTS MARKET 31
1.4 CURRENCY AND PRICING 32
1.5 LIMITATIONS 32
1.6 MARKETS COVERED 33
2 MARKET SEGMENTATION 36
2.1 MARKETS COVERED 36
2.2 GEOGRAPHICAL SCOPE 37
2.3 YEARS CONSIDERED FOR THE STUDY 38
2.4 DBMR TRIPOD DATA VALIDATION MODEL 39
2.5 PRIMARY INTERVIEWS WITH KEY OPINION LEADERS 42
2.6 DBMR MARKET POSITION GRID 43
2.7 MULTIVARIATE MODELING 44
2.8 PRODUCT TIMELINE CURVE 44
2.9 SECONDARY SOURCES 45
2.10 ASSUMPTIONS 45
3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 46
4 PREMIUM INSIGHTS 48
5 REGULATORY SCENARIO 49
6 MARKET OVERVIEW 52
6.1 DRIVERS 54
6.1.1 INCREASIG NEED FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE 54
6.1.2 UPSURGE IN THE DEMAND OF SEAWEEDS AS RAW MATERIAL 55
6.1.3 HIGH AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION WORLDWIDE 55
6.1.4 HIGH DEMAND FOR ORGANIC FARMING 56
6.2 RESTRAINT 58
6.2.1 QUALITY ISSUE IN MANUFACTURING BIOSTIMULANTS 58
6.3 OPPORTUNITIES 58
6.3.1 RISING AWARENESS ABOUT BIOSTIMULANTS 58
6.3.2 STRATEGIC INITIATIVES BY ORGANIZATIONS 59
6.4 CHALLENGES 60
6.4.1 HIGH DEMAND OF SUBSTITUTE PRODUCTS 60
6.4.2 UNCERTAINTY IN BIOSTIMULANT REGULATION WORLDWIDE 60
7 GLOBAL BIOSTIMULANTS MARKET, BY ACTIVE INGREDIENTS 62
7.1 OVERVIEW 63
7.2 ACID BASED 64
7.2.1 AMINO ACID 65
7.2.2 HUMIC AND FULVIC ACIDS 65
7.3 EXTRACT BASED 65
7.3.1 SEAWEED EXTRACTS 66
7.3.2 PLANT EXTRACT 66
7.3.3 FUNGAL EXTRACT 66
7.4 PROTEIN HYDROLYSATES 66
7.5 MICROBIAL AMENDMENTS 67
7.6 CHITIN 67
7.7 CHITOSAN 68
7.8 B-VITAMINS 68
7.9 OTHERS 69
8 GLOBAL BIOSTIMULANTS MARKET, BY CROP TYPE 70
8.1 OVERVIEW 71
8.2 FRUITS & VEGETABLES 72
8.3 CEREALS & GRAINS 73
8.4 OILSEEDS & PULSES 73
8.5 TURF & ORNAMENTALS 74
8.6 OTHER CROPS 74
9 GLOBAL BIOSTIMULANTS MARKET, BY APPLICATION METHOD 75
9.1 OVERVIEW 76
9.2 FOLIAR TREATMENT 77
9.3 SOIL TREATMENT 78
9.4 SEED TREATMENT 78
10 GLOBAL BIOSTIMULANTS MARKET, BY FORM 79
10.1 OVERVIEW 80
10.2 LIQUID 81
10.2.1 SOLUBLE LIQUID CONCENTRATE 82
10.2.2 EMULSIFIABLE CONCENTRATE 82
10.2.3 SUSPENSION CONCENTRATE 82
10.3 DRY 82
10.3.1 WETTABLE POWDER 83
10.3.2 DRY GRANULES 83
10.3.3 WATER DISPERSIBLE 83
11 GLOBAL BIOSTIMULANTS MARKET, BY END USER 84
11.1 OVERVIEW 85
11.2 FARMERS 86
11.3 RELATED INDUSTRIES 87
11.4 RESEARCH INSTITUTES 87
12 GLOBAL BIOSTIMULANTS MARKET, BY ORIGIN 89
12.1 OVERVIEW 90
12.2 NATURAL BIOSTIMULANTS 91
12.3 SYNTHETIC BIOSTIMULANTS 92
13 GLOBAL BIOSTIMULANTS MARKET, BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL 93
13.1 OVERVIEW 94
13.2 DIRECT 95
13.3 INDIRECT 96
14 GLOBAL BIOSTIMULANTS MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY 97
14.1 OVERVIEW 98
14.2 EUROPE 103
14.2.1 SPAIN 110
14.2.2 ITALY 113
14.2.3 U.K. 116
14.2.4 FRANCE 119
14.2.5 GERMANY 122
14.2.6 NETHERLANDS 125
14.2.7 SWITZERLAND 128
14.2.8 RUSSIA 131
14.2.9 BELGIUM 134
14.2.10 TURKEY 137
14.2.11 REST OF EUROPE 140
14.3 NORTH AMERICA 141
14.3.1 U.S. 147
14.3.2 CANADA 150
14.3.3 MEXICO 153
14.4 ASIA-PACIFIC 156
14.4.1 INDIA 163
14.4.2 CHINA 166
14.4.3 AUSTRALIA 169
14.4.4 JAPAN 172
14.4.5 SOUTH KOREA 175
14.4.6 SINGAPORE 178
14.4.7 MALAYSIA 181
14.4.8 THAILAND 184
14.4.9 INDONESIA 187
14.4.10 PHILIPPINES 190
14.4.11 REST OF ASIA-PACIFIC 193
14.5 SOUTH AMERICA 194
14.5.1 BRAZIL 201
14.5.2 ARGENTINA 204
14.5.3 REST OF SOUTH AMERICA 207
14.6 MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA 208
14.6.1 SOUTH AFRICA 216
14.6.2 EGYPT 219
14.6.3 SAUDI ARBIA 222
14.6.4 ISRAEL 225
14.6.5 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 228
14.6.6 REST OF MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA 231
15 GLOBAL BIOSTIMULANTS MARKET, COMPANY LANDSCAPE 232
15.1 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS: GLOBAL 232
15.2 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS: NORTH AMERICA 233
15.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS: EUROPE 234
15.4 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS: ASIA-PACIFIC 235
16 COMPANY PROFILE 236
16.1 ADAMA LTD. 236
16.1.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 236
16.1.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 237
16.1.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 237
16.1.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 238
16.1.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 238
16.2 SYNGENTA 239
16.2.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 239
16.2.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 240
16.2.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 240
16.2.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 241
16.2.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 241
16.3 NOVOZYMES 242
16.3.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 242
16.3.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 243
16.3.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 243
16.3.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 244
16.3.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 244
16.4 FMC CORPORATION 245
16.4.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 245
16.4.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 246
16.4.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 246
16.4.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 247
16.4.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 247
16.5 EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY 248
16.5.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 248
16.5.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 249
16.5.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 249
16.5.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 250
16.5.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 250
16.6 OMEX 251
16.6.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 251
16.6.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 251
16.6.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 251
16.7 ACADIAN SEAPLANTS LIMITED 252
16.7.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 252
16.7.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 252
16.7.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 252
16.8 AGRINOS 253
16.8.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 253
16.8.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 253
16.8.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 253
16.9 AGROENZYMAS 254
16.9.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 254
16.9.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 254
16.9.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 254
16.10 ATLÁNTICA AGRICOLA 255
16.10.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 255
16.10.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 255
16.10.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 256
16.11 BAYER AG 257
16.11.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 257
16.11.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 257
16.11.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 258
16.11.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 258
16.12 BIOLCHIM SPA 259
16.12.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 259
16.12.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 259
16.12.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 260
16.13 BIOSTADT INDIA LIMITED 261
16.13.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 261
16.13.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 261
16.13.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 261
16.14 BRANDT CONSOLIDATED, INC. 262
16.14.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 262
16.14.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 262
16.14.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 262
16.15 HAIFA GROUP 263
16.15.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 263
16.15.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 263
16.15.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 263
16.16 ISAGRO 264
16.16.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 264
16.16.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 265
16.16.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 265
16.16.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 266
16.17 ITALPOLLINA S.P.A. 267
16.17.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 267
16.17.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 267
16.17.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 268
16.18 KOPPERT BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS 269
16.18.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 269
16.18.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 269
16.18.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 269
16.19 LALLEMAND INC. 270
16.19.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 270
16.19.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 270
16.19.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 270
16.20 MICROMIX 271
16.20.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 271
16.20.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 271
16.20.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 271
16.21 TRADE CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL 272
16.21.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 272
16.21.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 272
16.21.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 273
16.22 UPL 274
16.22.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 274
16.22.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 274
16.22.3 SOLUTION PORTFOLIO 275
16.22.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 275
16.23 VALAGRO SPA 276
16.23.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 276
16.23.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 276
16.23.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 277
17 QUESTIONNAIRE 278
18 RELATED REPORTS 281