Report
Vegetable Seeds Market 2025-2029
Market Size and Growth (2025–2029)
The global vegetable seed market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 7.67% from 2024 to 2029, reaching a market value of USD 4.64 billion. This robust growth is fueled by increasing vegetable consumption, heightened concerns over food security, and technological advancements in seed development. The Indian seed sector within the APAC region is poised for significant expansion, supported by the adoption of hybrid seeds, favorable government policies, rising demand for fresh produce, and improved agricultural inputs.
Vegetable Seeds Market Overview
The market is expected to register accelerated growth over the forecast period. The research report provides revenue-based forecasts at global, regional, and country levels, highlighting trends and growth opportunities from 2018 to 2029.
Market Drivers
- High-Yield Varieties – Growing demand for GM seeds with pest resistance and improved productivity.
- Increased R&D Investment – Innovations in disease resistance, climate adaptability, and seed quality.
- Health Awareness – Shift toward healthy eating and demand for organic, heirloom, and superfood seeds.
- Urban Agriculture Growth – Rising interest in vertical farming and urban gardening boosts compact, high-yield seed demand.
Market Challenges
- Counterfeit Seeds – Prevalent in developing regions, impacting crop output and farmer profitability.
- Seed Patent Concerns – Intellectual property rights may restrict access to diverse varieties.
- Sustainability vs. Scale – Balancing industrial efficiency with traditional farming practices remains a key issue.
Key Market Trends
- Advanced Seed Technologies – Precision breeding, biotechnology, and seed coating improve resilience and yield.
- Locally Adapted Seeds – Demand for heirloom and region-specific varieties supports biodiversity.
- Direct-to-Consumer Models – Online sales platforms are reshaping the seed distribution landscape.
Company Insights
Key players are employing strategies like mergers, acquisitions, partnerships, product launches, and geographic expansion to enhance their market footprint.
Featured Companies:
- Bejo Zaden B.V. – Offers vegetable seeds under the Seminis brand for greenhouse and open-field farming.
- DLF Seeds AS – Supplies a variety of seeds including asparagus, broccoli, and Brussels sprouts through its subsidiary.
Other Major Players:
- Akshay Seeds Pvt. Ltd.
- Bayer AG
- East West Seed Group
- Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.
- Kaveri Seeds
- Sakata Seed Corp.
- Syngenta Crop Protection AG
- UPL Ltd.
- BASF SE, and others (20+ key market participants)
Table of Content
Executive Summary
1.1 Market overview
- Exhibit 01: Executive Summary – Chart on Market Overview
- Exhibit 02: Executive Summary – Data Table on Market Overview
- Exhibit 03: Executive Summary – Chart on Global Market Characteristics
- Exhibit 04: Executive Summary – Chart on Market by Geography
- Exhibit 05: Executive Summary – Chart on Market Segmentation by Type
- Exhibit 06: Executive Summary – Chart on Market Segmentation by Product
- Exhibit 07: Executive Summary – Chart on Incremental Growth
- Exhibit 08: Executive Summary – Data Table on Incremental Growth
- Exhibit 09: Executive Summary – Chart on Vendor Market Positioning
2 Market Landscape
2.1 Market ecosystem
- Exhibit 10: Parent market
- Exhibit 11: Market Characteristics
3 Market Sizing
3.1 Market definition
- Exhibit 12: Offerings of vendors included in the market definition
3.2 Market segment analysis
- Exhibit 13: Market segments
3.3 Market size 2023
3.4 Market outlook: Forecast for 2023-2028
- Exhibit 14: Chart on Global - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
- Exhibit 15: Data Table on Global - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
- Exhibit 16: Chart on Global Market: Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
- Exhibit 17: Data Table on Global Market: Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
4 Historic Market Size
4.1 Global vegetable seeds market 2018 - 2022
- Exhibit 18: Historic Market Size – Data Table on global vegetable seeds market 2018 - 2022 ($ billion)
4.2 Type Segment Analysis 2018 - 2022
- Exhibit 19: Historic Market Size – Type Segment 2018 - 2022 ($ billion)
4.3 Product Segment Analysis 2018 - 2022
- Exhibit 20: Historic Market Size – Product Segment 2018 - 2022 ($ billion)
4.4 Geography Segment Analysis 2018 - 2022
- Exhibit 21: Historic Market Size – Geography Segment 2018 - 2022 ($ billion)
4.5 Country Segment Analysis 2018 - 2022
- Exhibit 22: Historic Market Size – Country Segment 2018 - 2022 ($ billion)
5 Five Forces Analysis
5.1 Five forces summary
- Exhibit 23: Five forces analysis - Comparison between 2023 and 2028
5.2 Bargaining power of buyers
- Exhibit 24: Chart on Bargaining power of buyers – Impact of key factors 2023 and 2028
5.3 Bargaining power of suppliers
- Exhibit 25: Bargaining power of suppliers – Impact of key factors in 2023 and 2028
5.4 Threat of new entrants
- Exhibit 26: Threat of new entrants – Impact of key factors in 2023 and 2028
5.5 Threat of substitutes
- Exhibit 27: Threat of substitutes – Impact of key factors in 2023 and 2028
5.6 Threat of rivalry
- Exhibit 28: Threat of rivalry – Impact of key factors in 2023 and 2028
5.7 Market condition
- Exhibit 29: Chart on Market condition - Five forces 2023 and 2028
6 Market Segmentation by Type
6.1 Market segments
- Exhibit 30: Chart on Type - Market share 2023-2028 (%)
- Exhibit 31: Data Table on Type - Market share 2023-2028 (%)
6.2 Comparison by Type
- Exhibit 32: Chart on Comparison by Type
- Exhibit 33: Data Table on Comparison by Type
6.3 Inorganic - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
- Exhibit 34: Chart on Inorganic - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
- Exhibit 35: Data Table on Inorganic - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
- Exhibit 36: Chart on Inorganic - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
- Exhibit 37: Data Table on Inorganic - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
6.4 Organic - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
- Exhibit 38: Chart on Organic - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
- Exhibit 39: Data Table on Organic - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
- Exhibit 40: Chart on Organic - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
- Exhibit 41: Data Table on Organic - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
6.5 Market opportunity by Type
- Exhibit 42: Market opportunity by Type ($ billion)
- Exhibit 43: Data Table on Market opportunity by Type ($ billion)
7 Market Segmentation by Product
7.1 Market segments
- Exhibit 44: Chart on Product - Market share 2023-2028 (%)
- Exhibit 45: Data Table on Product - Market share 2023-2028 (%)
7.2 Comparison by Product
- Exhibit 46: Chart on Comparison by Product
- Exhibit 47: Data Table on Comparison by Product
7.3 Conventional seeds - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
- Exhibit 48: Chart on Conventional seeds - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
- Exhibit 49: Data Table on Conventional seeds - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
- Exhibit 50: Chart on Conventional seeds - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
- Exhibit 51: Data Table on Conventional seeds - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
7.4 GM seeds - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
- Exhibit 52: Chart on GM seeds - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
- Exhibit 53: Data Table on GM seeds - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
- Exhibit 54: Chart on GM seeds - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
- Exhibit 55: Data Table on GM seeds - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
7.5 Market opportunity by Product
- Exhibit 56: Market opportunity by Product ($ billion)
- Exhibit 57: Data Table on Market opportunity by Product ($ billion)
8 Customer Landscape
8.1 Customer landscape overview
- Exhibit 58: Analysis of price sensitivity, lifecycle, customer purchase basket, adoption rates, and purchase criteria
9 Geographic Landscape
9.1 Geographic segmentation
- Exhibit 59: Chart on Market share by geography 2023-2028 (%)
- Exhibit 60: Data Table on Market share by geography 2023-2028 (%)
9.2 Geographic comparison
- Exhibit 61: Chart on Geographic comparison
- Exhibit 62: Data Table on Geographic comparison
9.3 APAC - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
- Exhibit 63: Chart on APAC - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
- Exhibit 64: Data Table on APAC - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
- Exhibit 65: Chart on APAC - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
- Exhibit 66: Data Table on APAC - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
9.4 North America - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
- Exhibit 67: Chart on North America - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
- Exhibit 68: Data Table on North America - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
- Exhibit 69: Chart on North America - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
- Exhibit 70: Data Table on North America - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
9.5 Europe - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
- Exhibit 71: Chart on Europe - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
- Exhibit 72: Data Table on Europe - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
- Exhibit 73: Chart on Europe - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
- Exhibit 74: Data Table on Europe - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
9.6 South America - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
- Exhibit 75: Chart on South America - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
- Exhibit 76: Data Table on South America - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
- Exhibit 77: Chart on South America - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
- Exhibit 78: Data Table on South America - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
9.7 Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
- Exhibit 79: Chart on Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
- Exhibit 80: Data Table on Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
- Exhibit 81: Chart on Middle East and Africa - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
- Exhibit 82: Data Table on Middle East and Africa - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
9.8 US - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
- Exhibit 83: Chart on US - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
- Exhibit 84: Data Table on US - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
- Exhibit 85: Chart on US - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
- Exhibit 86: Data Table on US - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
9.9 China - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
- Exhibit 87: Chart on China - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
- Exhibit 88: Data Table on China - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
- Exhibit 89: Chart on China - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
- Exhibit 90: Data Table on China - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
9.10 France - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
- Exhibit 91: Chart on France - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
- Exhibit 92: Data Table on France - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
- Exhibit 93: Chart on France - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
- Exhibit 94: Data Table on France - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
9.11 Brazil - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
- Exhibit 95: Chart on Brazil - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
- Exhibit 96: Data Table on Brazil - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
- Exhibit 97: Chart on Brazil - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
- Exhibit 98: Data Table on Brazil - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
9.12 Canada - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
- Exhibit 99: Chart on Canada - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
- Exhibit 100: Data Table on Canada - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
- Exhibit 101: Chart on Canada - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
- Exhibit 102: Data Table on Canada - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
9.13 Market opportunity by geography
- Exhibit 103: Market opportunity by geography ($ billion)
- Exhibit 104: Data Tables on Market opportunity by geography ($ billion)
10 Drivers, Challenges, and Trends
10.1 Market drivers
10.2 Market challenges
10.3 Impact of drivers and challenges
- Exhibit 105: Impact of drivers and challenges in 2023 and 2028
10.4 Market trends
11 Vendor Landscape
11.1 Overview
11.2 Vendor landscape
- Exhibit 106: Overview on Criticality of inputs and Factors of differentiation
11.3 Landscape disruption
- Exhibit 107: Overview on factors of disruption
11.4 Industry risks
- Exhibit 108: Impact of key risks on business
12 Vendor Analysis
12.1 Vendors covered
- Exhibit 109: Vendors covered
12.2 Market positioning of vendors
- Exhibit 110: Matrix on vendor position and classification
12.3 BASF SE
- Exhibit 111: BASF SE - Overview
- Exhibit 112: BASF SE - Business segments
- Exhibit 113: BASF SE - Key news
- Exhibit 114: BASF SE - Key offerings
- Exhibit 115: BASF SE - Segment focus
12.4 Bayer AG
- Exhibit 116: Bayer AG - Overview
- Exhibit 117: Bayer AG - Business segments
- Exhibit 118: Bayer AG - Key news
- Exhibit 119: Bayer AG - Key offerings
- Exhibit 120: Bayer AG - Segment focus
12.5 Bejo Zaden B.V.
- Exhibit 121: Bejo Zaden B.V. - Overview
- Exhibit 122: Bejo Zaden B.V. - Product / Service
- Exhibit 123: Bejo Zaden B.V. - Key offerings
12.6 DLF Seeds AS
- Exhibit 124: DLF Seeds AS - Overview
- Exhibit 125: DLF Seeds AS - Product / Service
- Exhibit 126: DLF Seeds AS - Key offerings
12.7 East West Seed Group
- Exhibit 127: East West Seed Group - Overview
- Exhibit 128: East West Seed Group - Product / Service
- Exhibit 129: East West Seed Group - Key offerings
12.8 Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.
- Exhibit 130: Enza Zaden Beheer B.V. - Overview
- Exhibit 131: Enza Zaden Beheer B.V. - Product / Service
- Exhibit 132: Enza Zaden Beheer B.V. - Key offerings
12.9 KWS SAAT SE and Co. KGaA
- Exhibit 133: KWS SAAT SE and Co. KGaA - Overview
- Exhibit 134: KWS SAAT SE and Co. KGaA - Business segments
- Exhibit 135: KWS SAAT SE and Co. KGaA - Key offerings
- Exhibit 136: KWS SAAT SE and Co. KGaA - Segment focus
12.10 Limagrain
- Exhibit 137: Limagrain - Overview
- Exhibit 138: Limagrain - Business segments
- Exhibit 139: Limagrain - Key offerings
- Exhibit 140: Limagrain - Segment focus
12.11 Mahyco Pvt. Ltd.
- Exhibit 141: Mahyco Pvt. Ltd. - Overview
- Exhibit 142: Mahyco Pvt. Ltd. - Product / Service
- Exhibit 143: Mahyco Pvt. Ltd. - Key offerings
12.12 Namdhari Seeds Pvt Ltd
- Exhibit 144: Namdhari Seeds Pvt Ltd - Overview
- Exhibit 145: Namdhari Seeds Pvt Ltd - Product / Service
- Exhibit 146: Namdhari Seeds Pvt Ltd - Key offerings
12.13 Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel BV
- Exhibit 147: Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel BV - Overview
- Exhibit 148: Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel BV - Product / Service
- Exhibit 149: Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel BV - Key offerings
12.14 Sakata Seed Corp.
- Exhibit 150: Sakata Seed Corp. - Overview
- Exhibit 151: Sakata Seed Corp. - Business segments
- Exhibit 152: Sakata Seed Corp. - Key offerings
- Exhibit 153: Sakata Seed Corp. - Segment focus
12.15 Syngenta Crop Protection AG
- Exhibit 154: Syngenta Crop Protection AG - Overview
- Exhibit 155: Syngenta Crop Protection AG - Product / Service
- Exhibit 156: Syngenta Crop Protection AG - Key offerings
12.16 Takii and Co. Ltd.
- Exhibit 157: Takii and Co. Ltd. - Overview
- Exhibit 158: Takii and Co. Ltd. - Product / Service
- Exhibit 159: Takii and Co. Ltd. - Key offerings
12.17 UPL Ltd.
- Exhibit 160: UPL Ltd. - Overview
- Exhibit 161: UPL Ltd. - Business segments
- Exhibit 162: UPL Ltd. - Key news
- Exhibit 163: UPL Ltd. - Key offerings
- Exhibit 164: UPL Ltd. - Segment focus
Research Methodology
All our research reports employ a mixed-methods approach, leveraging both primary and secondary research techniques to develop a comprehensive and well-informed analysis. The methodology ensures a balanced perspective by combining data-driven insights with expert opinions.
1. Secondary Research
Secondary research formed the foundation of the study, offering a contextual understanding of the market landscape, historical trends, and existing data. This phase involved gathering and analyzing information from:
- Industry reports and whitepapers (e.g., McKinsey, Deloitte, Statista)
- Academic journals and case studies
- Company reports, investor presentations, and press releases
- Government databases and regulatory publications
- Trade publications, industry blogs, and news articles
2. Primary Research
To validate and complement secondary findings, extensive primary research was conducted. This included both quantitative data collection and qualitative insights, particularly through expert consultations.
a. Expert Consultations (Qualitative Primary Research)
In-depth interviews were conducted with a wide range of industry stakeholders, including:
- Industry experts and consultants
- Senior executives and decision-makers
- Product managers and supply chain professionals
- Academic researchers and analysts
b. Surveys and Questionnaires (Quantitative Primary Research)
Structured surveys were distributed among:
- End-users/consumers
- Retailers and distributors
- Business-to-business (B2B) buyers
3. Data Validation and Triangulation
Findings from secondary and primary sources were cross-validated through data triangulation to ensure accuracy, consistency, and reliability. This process involved comparing insights from different sources and reconciling discrepancies through expert feedback.
4. Analytical Tools and Frameworks
Various analytical models were applied to interpret the collected data:
- SWOT Analysis for understanding strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats
- Porter’s Five Forces to assess market competitiveness
- PESTLE Analysis to evaluate external macroeconomic influences
- Forecasting Models using historical data trends and regression analysis
Conclusion
The combination of comprehensive secondary research and robust primary data collection—enhanced by expert consultations—ensured the development of a well-rounded and in-depth analysis. This approach enables strategic decision-making backed by both empirical evidence and industry expertise.
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