In the recent past, India's biopesticide industries, demand, consumption, market, etc., have grown tremendously. It is expected that between 2040 and 2050, the biopesticide industry would either match or surpass those of chemical pesticides. Global population growth is projected to reach 9 billion people by 2050, and the duty to increase food production by 70% of current levels in order to feed this population has led to a ruthless shift toward the use of artificial agricultural inputs.

Nevertheless, there are ways to enhance food production to the anticipated level by using Integrated Pest Management, which enables the prudent application of inorganic inputs in conjunction with environmentally benign tactics like microbial biopesticides

R. K. Murali Baskaran, Principal Scientist, School of Crop Health Management Research, ICAR-National Institute of Biotic Stress Management, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India

Sridhar, J., Senior Scientist, School of Crop Health Biology Research, ICAR-National Institute of Biotic Stress Management, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India

Mallikarjuna, J, Senior Scientist, School of Crop Resistance System Research, ICAR-National Institute of Biotic Stress Management, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India

Kaushik Banerjee, Principal Scientist, ICAR-National Research Centre for Grapes, Pune, Maharashtra, India

P. K. Ghosh, Director and Vice Chancellor, ICAR-National Institute of Biotic Stress Management Baronda, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India

1. Why We Need Biopesticides: Some Case Studies of Chemical Pesticides  2. Insecticide Resistance and Case Histories 3. History and Development of Biological Control 4. Biopesticides Classification and Their Formulations in India, 5.  Nano-Biopesticides for Management of Insect Pests of Crops, 6.  Impact of Biopesticides Application on Crop Quality and Environmental Quality, 7. Indian Biopesticide: Market, Consumption, Growth and Opportunities., 8. Biopesticides: Research and Development Activities, 9. Biopesticide Commercialization: World-wide Regulation Policies for Registration and Use of Biopesticides, 10.  Promotion of Biopesticides in India: Role of Government and Growers, 11. Growth of Biopesticides: Driving Force and Set-Back