Testing, Inspection, and Certification Market for the Agriculture & Food Industry - Growth, Trends, COVID-19 Impact, and Forecasts (2024 - 2029)

Agriculture & Food Industry Testing, Inspection, & Certification Industry Overview

The Testing, Inspection, and Certification Market for the Agriculture & Food Industry has a mixed presence of new and established players, which is increasing the competitiveness among the players. The vendors operating in the market focus on becoming a one-stop solution provider by integrating new solutions and certifications into their portfolios. Furthermore, partnerships, mergers, and acquisitions are among these players' other major strategic priorities. Some major vendors operating in the market include Bureau Veritas SA, Cotecna Inspection SA, SGS SA, and Intertek Group Plc, among others.

• August 2022 - The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Right Authority (PPVFRA) under the agriculture ministry announced that it is conducting field testing and assessments of more than 11,000 new seed varieties of cotton, cereals, vegetables, oilseeds, spices, flowers, and legume crops to boost research & development of new seed varieties, and to protect rights of plant breeders through the grant of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) certification.
• May 2022 - Bureau Veritas, opened its third US microbiology laboratory located in Reno, Nevada. The new laboratory offers microbiology indicator analyses as well as rapid pathogen testing to ensure the safety of food and agriculture commodities.