Increasing Demand for Food and Sales of Houseplants to Augment Growth of Smart Irrigation Market
Smart
irrigation is an advanced form of irrigation that saves water, time, and money.
It automatically and precisely targets watering requirements for any landscape,
with adjustable, configurable watering targets. It enhances outdoor water usage
efficiencies by increasing water savings. Unlike traditional irrigation, which
operate on predetermined, preset schedules, and timers, smart irrigation
controls monitor real-time plant moisture level, weather conditions,
evaporation, soil condition and other outdoor variables to automatically adjust
the watering schedules to suit actual watering needs for the lawn, garden or
landscape.
Market Dynamics
Increasing
demand for food is expected to propel growth of the global smart irrigation
market. For instance, according to Food and Agriculture
Organization, Asia Pacific needs to increase their food production by up to 77%
by 2050 to meet food demand of increasing population. Moreover, decrease in arable land is also expected
to aid in growth of the market. For instance, according to the study ‘Will
Limited Land, Water, and Energy Control Human Population Numbers in the
Future’, published in the journal Human Ecology, the amount of arable land
available per person will decrease to 1500m² by 2050 from 4000m² in 1961.
Increasing
population is expected to offer lucrative growth opportunities for players in
the global smart irrigation market. For instance, according to projections by
Population Reference Bureau (PRB) included in the 2018 World Population Data
Sheet, the world population is expected to reach 9.9 billion by 2050, up 2.3
billion or 29% from an estimated 7.6 billion people in 2018. Moreover,
increasing deployment of smart irrigation is also expected to aid in growth of
the market. For instance, in December 2019, Goodman, an Australia-based integrated
commercial and industrial property group, announced its plans to deploy a
“smart irrigation” system at 41 of its Australian sites by June 2020 and at
additional sites in 2021.
Among
regions, North America is expected to witness significant growth in the global smart
irrigation market, owing to increasing sales of houseplants in the region. For
instance, according to the National Gardening Association’s National Gardening
Survey 2020 Edition, U.S. sales of houseplants increased to US$ 1.7 billion
during 2018-2020.
Competitive Analysis
Major
players operating in the global smart irrigation market include, HydroPoint
Data Systems, Inc., Rain Bird Corporation, Hunter Industries , Galcon,
Weathermatic, Rachio, the Toro Company, Calsense, Netafim, Baseline Inc., Aqua
Spy, Libelium, and Aquacell Systems.
Major
players operating in the global smart irrigation market are focused on adopting
partnership strategies to enhance their market share. For instance, in March
2020, Rain Bird’s Golf Division expanded its partnership with SiteOne Landscape
Supply, which will now represent the manufacturer in Ohio and Eastern Kentucky,
U.S.
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