REVIEW article
Front. Microbiol.
Sec. Microbe and Virus Interactions with Plants
Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1574269
This article is part of the Research TopicMicrobiome-Based Techniques for Enhancing Crops Productivity and Eliminating Environmental PollutantsView all 3 articles
The current increase and future perspectives of the microbial pesticides market in agriculture: The Brazilian example
Provisionally accepted
Matheus Felipe De Lima Andreata1
Silas Mian Alves1,2
Galdino Andrade1
Adeney Bueno3Mauricio Ursi Ventura1
José Eduardo Marcondes De Almeida4Eduardo Augusto Fonseca5Mirela Mosela1,2
Ane Simionato2Renata Rodrigues Robaina2
Leandro Simões Azeredo Gonçalves1*- 1State University of Londrina, Londrina, Brazil
- 2BIOINPUT, Cambé, Brazil
- 3Embrapa Soja, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
- 4Instituto Biológico de São Paulo, Campinas, Brazil
- 5BRANDT BRASIL, Cambé, Brazil
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The Brazilian agricultural sector contributes 25% to the national gross domestic product (GDP) and accounts for 49% of the country's exports, faces significant challenges associated with tropical agriculture. Pests and diseases are major issues that compromise the productivity of various crops. In response, microbial pesticides have increasingly been incorporated as a component of integrated pest and disease management (IPM and IDM, respectively). This study presents a comprehensive analysis of the Brazilian biopesticide market, focusing on bioinsecticides, bionematicides, and biofungicides. Microbial agents, such as Bacillus spp., Trichoderma spp., and Beauveria spp., play a important role in IPM and IDM strategies, acting through multiple biocontrol mechanisms. The biopesticide market in Brazil has grown rapidly, driven by increased adoption by farmers and recent regulatory advances that have facilitated these products' registration and commercialization process. Projections indicate that this sector will continue to grow in the coming years, supported by research innovations, consolidating biopesticides as key elements in Brazil's transition to more sustainable agriculture. This review explores the challenges, opportunities, and future trends of microbial pesticides in Brazilian agriculture, highlighting their potential in increasing crop resilience and productivity while reducing the environmental impact associated with conventional pesticides.
Keywords: biological control, biofungicides, bioinsecticides, Bionematicides, Regenerative agriculture
Received: 10 Feb 2025; Accepted: 07 Jul 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Felipe De Lima Andreata, Alves, Andrade, Bueno, Ventura, Marcondes De Almeida, Fonseca, Mosela, Simionato, Robaina and Gonçalves. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Leandro Simões Azeredo Gonçalves, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Brazil
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