ABSTRACT

The agricultural use of plant protection products is certainly preponderant (88% of the total market). The world market for herbicides accounts for almost half (49% in 2006), with the remainder divided about equally between insecticides (27%) and fungicides (24%). Europe is the largest market in the world (31%), followed by North America and Asia (24% each) and South America (17%). The rest of the world, including Africa, accounts for only 4%.