Micro Irrigation Systems Market Size (2023 - 2030)

The global Micro Irrigation Systems Market is expected to reach USD 16.1 billion by 2030 from 10.0 billion in 2022 with a CAGR of 9.5% during the forecast period 2023 - 2030.

A Micro-irrigation system is supplying water to the plant roots through a complicated pipe system and small discharge emitters. Micro-irrigation is a low-pressure, low flow-rate type of irrigation that can decrease the likelihood of overwatering a landscape. Microirrigation is the most efficient technology used by most farmers across many developed countries to limit water wastage.

COVID-19 Impact on Micro Irrigation Systems Market

The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the world a pandemic due to the sudden outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The agriculture industry has been experiencing a negative impact on the agricultural industry due to the pandemic period. The COVID-19 has caused an economic slowdown hindering the installation of expensive micro irrigation systems. The economic slowdown caused due to the pandemic period in emerging countries like India, China, and South Africa has impacted the increasing number of installations in micro-irrigation systems. During the pandemic period, the irrigation industry has faced many hurdles, and due to facing a financial crisis. 

Market Drivers

The micro-irrigation system market is driven by some key factors like growing modified consumer demands, existing technologies, and strong research and development activities. The increasing demand for water conservation, ascending number of horticulture applications and growing economic benefits together with less pumping needs. The factors help is surging the micro-irrigation market growth during the forecast period. 

Factors like consuming water resources, surging population, and occurrence of automatic systems boost the micro-irrigation system globally. The farmers show a keen interest in using micro-irrigation systems to fuel the market growth. 

Market Restrains

High Capital Investment

The cost required for installing micro-irrigation systems is expensive which restrains the global market growth. The high cost for maintenance of the irrigation systems hinders the global market. 

Segmentation Analysis

The recent research report on the global micro irrigation systems market has been segmented and sub-segmented based on mechanism, cultivation technology, component, crop type, and application.

Micro Irrigation Systems Market - By Mechanism

• Drip Irrigation System  
• Sprinkler Irrigation System
• Other Micro-irrigation Systems

Micro Irrigation Systems Market - By Component

• Drip Irrigation Components
  • Drippers
  • Tubing  
  • Valves and Filters  
  • Pressure Regulators  
  • Other Drip Irrigation Components  
• Sprinkler Irrigation Components  
  • Tubing  
  • Nozzles  
  • Pressure Regulators  
  • Other Sprinkler Irrigation Components

Micro Irrigation Systems Market - By Crop Type

• Orchard crops & vineyards
• Plantation crops
• Field crops
• Other crop types

Orchard crops & vineyards crop type segment is accounted to hold the highest share in the micro irrigation systems market globally. The increasing production of greenhouse vegetables drives the micro-irrigation systems market. 

The plantation crop type segment is anticipated to have the quickest growth throughout the forecast period. 

Regional Analysis

The North American micro-irrigation market is said to grow tremendously with the highest revenue market share. The U.S contributes a major share to the micro irrigation systems market. The federal government of the U.S executes fewer roles in supporting agricultural methods with irrigation systems including monitoring, research, and technical assistance. 

The European micro-irrigation systems market is expected to grow with a CAGR of 15.2% throughout the forecast period. The European market growth is driven by factors like growing demand for efficient water management solutions, agricultural modernization, and advanced farming and irrigation technologies. Under micro-irrigation systems, 47% of the land is cultivated and irrigated. The micro-irrigation systems market in France is accounted to hold a large portion of the share in terms of revenue. More than 60% of the farmers have adopted precision agriculture solutions. In Italy, agriculture is the primary economic sector. The Italian government has invested nearly $27 million in 2016 in digital agriculture and biotechnology. The factors that help in escalating the Italian market growth. The micro-irrigation market in Spain is united with conventional farming methods. Various large farmers have adopted the market over traditional farming processes and the increasing adoption of micro-irrigation systems has provided various opportunities for the farmer communities. 

However, Asia-Pacific is projected to be the quickest growing region. In APAC, the orchard crops growth in accumulating due to rise in growth and export of fruits and nuts with increasing cultivation fuels the micro-irrigation systems market growth during the timeline period. China is leading the micro-irrigation systems in the region. The rising approval for smart farming and advanced tools used for agriculture escalate the market growth in APAC. The Indian government is implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme on Micro-Irrigation to accumulate efficient water use and upgrade technological interventions. Indian agriculture is mainly dependent on rainfed. In India, the drip irrigation segment has got the highest share. The Japanese agricultural industry is at the forefront. The economy in Japan is increasing due to the adoption of different advanced solutions for farming efficiently. 

In 2017, the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID), registered two of South Korea's reservoirs as the world heritage structures for irrigation. Aside from India and China, other countries like Vietnam, Bangladesh, and Korea the adoption rate of micro irrigation is expected to have an ongoing market share. 

Latin American micro-irrigation systems market is expected to have a constant growth during the historical period. The growth in the region owes to the growing adoption of contained irrigation across countries like Brazil and Argentina. The Brazilian public and private sectors have initiated some activities and programs like PROVARZEAS-KFW to propel market growth thoroughly. Mexico is said to hold the fastest growth in the region. 

The micro-irrigation systems market in the Middle East & Africa region is said to have a striking growth rate. In Israel, micro and mechanized irrigation systems have considerably supported the green revolution. 

Micro Irrigation Systems Market Key Players

Jain Irrigation Systems Limited, Netafim Limited, Lindsay Corporation, Rivulus Irrigation Limited, and The Toro Company are some major players involved in the global micro irrigation systems market. 

EPC Industries (India), Nelson Irrigation Corporation (US), Rain Bird Corporation (US), Chinadrip Irrigation Equipment Co., Ltd. (China), Elgo Irrigation (Israel), Antelco Pty Ltd (Australia), Microjet Irrigation Systems (South Africa), Irritec (US), Irritec S.p.A. (Italy), Irrigation Direct Canada (Canada), DripWorks Inc. (US), and Raindrip, Inc. (the US), Hunter Industries (US), Metro Irrigation (India), Drip Research Technology Solutions (Turkey), T-L Irrigation (US) are some key players operating in the global micro irrigation systems market. 

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Recent Happenings in the global Micro Irrigation Systems Market

• On September 12, 2018, Jain Irrigation Systems has acquired ET Water Systems. The acquisition enlarges Jain Irrigation's water management technology. The acquisition toughens the U.S agriculture market. 
• On February 03, 2022, Irritec partners with Raphael by Talis market products. With the partnership, Irritec will extend its offering to high-quality products.
• On May 27, 2022, Netafim launched its AlphaDisc filter. The filter is used to protect irrigation systems that cause clogging by organic components. This helps the growers to uniformly irrigate crops.
• On September 18, 2022, The Toro Company collaborated with YAMIT Filtration to reveal their partnership in providing advanced filtration systems r agricultural and greenhouse irrigation operations.