Nanotechnology and food systems

the global upsurge in population and rapid urbanization, farmers across the globe are left with the daunting task of feeding more mouths every year from agricultural fields which are dwindling correspondingly. With the growing limitation in arable land and water resources, the development of agriculture sector is only possible by increasing resources use efficiency with the minimum damage to agro ecology through effective use of modern technologies. Among these, Nano technology has the potential to revolutionize agricultural systems, biomedicine, environmental engineering, safety and security, water resources, energy conversion, and numerous other areas. Nanotechnology is working with the smallest possible particles which raise hopes for improving agricultural productivity through encountering problems unsolved conventionally. In the management aspects, efforts are made to increase the efficiency of applied fertilizer with the help of nano clays and zeolites and restoration of soil fertility by releasing fixed nutrients

Keywords:

Nano technology , agricultural systems , Nanofertilizer