Abstract
The loss of active synthetic ingredients to the environment causes a negative impact on the health of human beings and other living organisms. Such synthetic chemicals when entering the human body via the food chain cause serious health hazards. It is estimated that globally around 20,000 deaths occur due to unintentional pesticide poisoning. Implementation of nanotechnology to conventional agriculture methods to augment their productivity is very essential due to the rapid increase in population and to restrict the heavy use of conventional and synthetic chemicals to cope with the food demand. The development of nanotechnology in the field of agriculture has gained momentum with unique contributions by improving farm production underbiotic and abiotic stress conditions, surveillance and control of pests and diseases using nanobiosensors, increasing the shelf life of different kinds of food materials, removal of contaminants from soil and water. The current chapter focuses on different nano technological approaches used for augmenting modern agricultural production.
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