Smart Materials and Nano-Enabled Solutions for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security

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10.2991/978-94-6239-606-7_6How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Nano Fertilizers; Nano Pesticides; Nanosensors; Hydrogels; Smart Packaging; Precision Agriculture; Soil Remediation and Food Security

Abstract

Smart materials and nanoscale technologies are transforming agriculture, by allowing plants to grow food under circumstances that would otherwise make it impossible and improving the ability of plants to take in nutrients. “For example, it slows down the release of nutrients to be made available for the plant and as food storage. “The innovation allows for slow, targeted release of nutrients and real time monitoring of plant and soil condition” he adds. They can support sustainable yield increases and enhance food security under changing climatic conditions.

In particular, the review synthesizes evidence on how nano-fertilizers and nano-pesticides have translated from plot-scale experiments to operational farms in terms of yield gains, input-use efficiency and reduction in environmental losses across different soil and climatic conditions. It highlights examples where hydrogels and nanomaterial-based soil amendments have improved water productivity and soil health under on-farm conditions, and where nanosensors and smart packaging have delivered measurable benefits in product quality and shelf-life within real supply chains. By contrasting controlled trials with large-plot and farmer-managed studies, the review clarifies the extent of performance improvement that has been demonstrated in practice and the gaps that remain for broad deployment Key work to be done ahead are large scale field trials, transparent framework for risk and safety assessment, cohesive regulations between countries along with integration of these technologies into digital farm management tools so that small and marginal farmers can also take advantage.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Rambabu Vasamsetti
AU  - S. V. G. V. A. Prasad
AU  - V. Sanjeeva Kumar
AU  - T. V. V. Satyanarayana
AU  - P. Vijaya Kumar
AU  - A. Padmavathi
AU  - D. S. V. N. M. Ramamurthy
AU  - M. Mahalakshmi
AU  - B. Madhav
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/03/05
TI  - Smart Materials and Nano-Enabled Solutions for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Resilient Innovations for Subsistence Environment (IC-RISE-2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 40
EP  - 48
SN  - 2468-5747
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6239-606-7_6
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6239-606-7_6
ID  - Vasamsetti2026
ER  -