Plant protection in agriculture represents a market worth €50 billion worldwide. Bio-control, which means only 7% of the global turnover of plant protection products with 3.6 billion euros, is expanding rapidly and is experiencing strong growth of +21% per year. The United States-Canada zone remains the leading market in terms of value with €1.1 billion, followed closely by Europe with €0.9 billion in sales.

Bio-control in France represents 8% of the plant protection market, with a turnover of nearly €170 million. With an average annual growth of 20% over the last three years, the sector companies united within IBMA have set themselves the objective of representing 30% of the plant protection market by 2030.

75% of products used to combat plant diseases, particularly in arboriculture and viticulture (used by 90% of producers) but also in market gardening (between 30 and 40%) and to a lesser extent in field crops (5%).