3. A general overview of
nanotechnology
Potential application in
agriculture and food systems
4. The science of nanotechnology (NT) has been
hailed as the new industrial revolution
representing a new frontier of the 21st
century.
Nanotechnology is having an impact on
several aspects of food science, from how
food is grown to how it is packaged.
Companies are developing nanomaterials
that will make a difference not only in the
taste of food, but also in food safety, and the
health benefits that food delivers.
5. NT plays big roll to find
potential applications in
the area of food. It has
further been predicted
that NT will transform
the entire food industry
and change the way
food is
produced, processed, pa
ckaged,
transported and
consumed
6. NT is important to the
developing world because it harbours the
potential to transform minimal work, land and
maintenance inputs into highly productive and
cheap outputs; and it requires only modest
quantities of material and energy to do so.
7. NT has the potential to revolutionize the agricultural
and food industry through precision farming with the
aim of maximising crop yields while minimising the
use of chemicals such as fertilisers, pesticides and
herbicides through monitoring of environmental
variables and applying targeted action.
8. The application of NT in agriculture
and food systems holds tremendous
benefit to society. For
example, there are promising results
being developed in such areas as food
packaging and food safety.
9. NT is fast becoming every nation`s
future. The diverse nature of
nanotechnologies may well mean that
several decades will elapse before
their effects are felt fully.
