Europe Drip Irrigation Market is expected to reach US$ 4,619.86 Million by 2031

Government Initiatives Toward Water Conservation Practices in Agriculture Bolsters Europe Drip Irrigation Market Growth

According to our latest study on "Europe Drip Irrigation Market Analysis to 2031 – Country Analysis – by Component, Type, Application, and Crop Type," the market was valued at US$ 2,613.69 million in 2023 and is projected to reach US$ 4,619.86 million by 2031; it is anticipated to record a CAGR of 7.4% from 2023 to 2031. The report includes growth prospects owing to the current Europe drip irrigation market trends and their foreseeable impact during the forecast period.

A third of water consumption in Europe goes to agriculture, which influences the quantity and quality of water available for other uses. In some parts of Europe, pesticide and fertilizer pollution from agriculture alone remains a major cause of poor water quality. Government policies play an important role in driving the agricultural sector toward more efficient irrigation practices. In the past, water pricing policies in some European countries did not require farmers to use water efficiently. Farmers have rarely had to pay the actual price of water, which reflects environmental and resource costs. 

Europe Drip Irrigation Market Share — by Country, 2023

Source: The Insight Partners Analysis

Agricultural subsidies under the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and other measures indirectly encouraged farmers to grow water-intensive crops using inefficient techniques. In addition, the EU has a grant system to encourage water saving, but applicants must demonstrate future savings of between 5% and 25% (depending on the region) without reducing crop yields. This means farmers must be able to quantify in advance the water savings that can be achieved through improvements to their irrigation equipment or management systems. This is a challenging task given the multitude of factors (condition of existing equipment, soil, climate, and crop) that combine to influence the results.

The agricultural industry in Germany gradually shifted from conventional irrigation techniques to advanced methods, supported by increasing favorable prices and trade policies. Farmers are using innovative technologies such as sprinkler irrigation, which is significantly driving the development of micro-irrigation systems across Germany. IRRITEC SRA, based in Italy, is a global leader in smart irrigation, selling products in over 140 countries. The EU's target of becoming climate-neutral by 2050 encourages European crop farmers to adopt climate-smart agriculture by 2030. Additionally, climate-smart agriculture reduces annual agricultural carbon emissions by 6% and improves soil health by 14%. Therefore, EU countries are pursuing different strategies to reform agriculture. The State Agricultural Infrastructure Company (Sociedad Estatal de Infraestructuras Agrarias, SEIASA) is an agency that finances irrigation modernization projects across Spain. Over the last two decades, SEIASA has facilitated the investment of over US$ 2.37 billion in irrigation modernization in the country.

The European Union's Water Framework Directive (WFD 2000/60/EC) was passed in 2000 after a long process of rethinking European water policy; it resulted in a new global approach based on water management by river basin and integrated objectives for all water bodies. The objectives set out in the policy are to be achieved by 2015 and 2027. In addition, INRAE (National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and the Environment, France) set a goal to triple wastewater reuse in France by 2025. With a wastewater reuse rate of less than 0.6%, France lags behind the Northern European average of 2.4%. However, rates in the Mediterranean are on a completely different scale as Cyprus, Israel, and Malta reuse 90%, 85%, and 60% of their wastewater, respectively. Due to the risk of contamination (both microbiological and chemical), French wastewater treatment processes need to be improved before farmers can safely reuse the water in their fields. INRAE has been working on the technical means to achieve this. Such government initiatives taken by the economies across the European Union over the last 10–15 years to advance the irrigation practices in the region with the goal of achieving water conservation boost the Europe drip irrigation market growth.

The Europe drip irrigation market is segmented into type, component, application, and crop type. Based on type, the market is subsegmented into surface drip irrigation and subsurface drip irrigation. By components, the market is further classified into emitters/sprayers, drip tubes/drip lines, filters, valves, pressure pumps, and others. With the help of these components, the drip irrigation system allows targeted and optimized water application on crops and avoids runoff, leaching, and wetting of non-targeted areas. The emitters/sprayers segment held the largest Europe drip irrigation market share in 2023. By application, the market is bifurcated into greenhouse and agriculture. In terms of crop type, the market is segmented into field crops, landscape crops, fruits & vegetable crops, and others.

The scope of the Europe drip irrigation market report focuses on Germany, France, Italy, the UK, Russia, Spain, Greece, Bulgaria, Albania, Croatia, Macedonia, Slovenia, Serbia, Portugal, and the Rest of Europe. The agricultural & food security sectors in Europe have benefited from government approval of large-scale drip irrigation projects. Moreover, agriculture has aided rapid modernization by encouraging the adoption of improved farming and irrigation techniques. Agricultural activities use enormous amounts of water in the region. As an effect, the growing demand for efficient water management solutions drives the utilization of micro-irrigation systems such as sprinklers and drip irrigation. This propels the growth of the Europe drip irrigation market size.

Issues from climate change and impacts on key natural resources such as soil and water challenge the growth of agricultural productivity. This is anticipated to reduce the yield growth, affecting crop cultivation settings as well. On the other hand, expanding farm sizes has benefitted productivity growth. Cereals and oilseeds, apples, peaches, nectarines, and tomatoes are among the major agricultural products in Europe. The growing focus on smart and precision farming technologies is boosting the growth of the drip irrigation market in Europe.

The introduction of Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in January 2023 is primarily designed to outline the transition to a sustainable and advanced European agricultural sector. European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) allocated US$ 290 billion (€270 billion) for supporting agricultural markets. The growing government focus on agriculture development is anticipated to propel the Europe drip irrigation market size.

SISTEMA AZUD, S.A.; T-L Irrigation; Grupo Chamartin S.A.; Metzer-Group; MAGOS Irrigation Systems; DripWorks, Inc.; NDrip Ltd.; PALAPLAST; Copely Developments Ltd; Claber SpA; Soaplast Srl; Hunter Industries; IRRITEC S.P.A.; Lindsay Corporation; Netafim; Rain Bird Corporation; Toro Corp; Chinadrip Irrigation Equipment Co., Ltd.; Microjet; and Rivulis are among the key players profiled in the Europe drip irrigation market report. Companies in the Europe drip irrigation market mainly focus on product and service enhancements by integrating advanced features and technologies into their offerings.

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