Nanoparticles in agriculture: balancing food security and environmental sustainability

The urgent need to enhance food security, coupled with growing environmental concerns, poses significant challenges to sustainable agriculture. Conventional practices often result in soil degradation, reduced nutrient availability, and increased pesticide use, jeopardizing food production and ecosystem health. This review explores nanotechnology’s role in addressing these challenges, focusing on nanoparticles (NPs) as innovative solutions to boost agricultural productivity while maintaining ecological balance. Recent advancements have led to applications such as seed priming for improved germination rates by up to 30%, nanosensors for precise monitoring of environmental and crop health, and smart nutrient…