HARNESSING NANOTECHNOLOGY AS A TOOL FOR GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY: A REVIEW

Abstract

The challenge of food security, which is the reliable access to adequate, safe, and nutritious food, is disturbing globally in this 21st century, especially due to rapid population growth, climate change, and low agricultural productivity. Traditional approaches alone are insufficient to sustainably meet projected food demand increases by 2050. As a result of the bottleneck, the need for researchers and industries to explore innovative technologies, like nanotechnology, the manipulation and application of materials at the nanometer scale (1–100 nm), where unique physicochemical properties allow new functions unattainable by bulk materials, to transform the agricultural and food systems in ways that enhance productivity, improve safety, reduce waste, and ensure equity in food access. Nanote