The National Centre of Excellence for Advanced Research in Agricultural Nanotechnology is the first of its kind research platform in India, which endeavours to carry out end-to-end research to innovate green nanoproducts including nano-fertilizer, nano-pesticide and nanocarrier products and technologies. Safe and efficacious nanoproducts will be developed by the Centre in order to meet the global food demand along with protecting environment and human health.
Global food demand is increasing rapidly, as are the environmental impacts of agricultural expansion. Food demand is expected to increase anywhere between 59% to 98% by 2050.
A more efficient agricultural productivity approach – one that uses less agrochemicals and – is vital to meeting the global food demand along with protecting environment and human health. Nanotechnology is a multi-disciplinary scientific field with the potential to revolutionize the agriculture and food industry with new tools that promise to increase food production and control diseases in a sustainable manner. The Centre endeavours to innovate next generation nano-fertilizer, nano-pesticide and nanocarrier products and technologies. The developed products would provide twin solution by enhancing efficacy and reducing risk to human health and environment in comparison to their bulk-counterpart. The collaboration between TDNBC, TERI, New Delhi and its Partners – All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), will create region specific nanotechnology solutions for the selected locations in India.
The Centre of Excellence is focussing on development of national and international networking partners and now has multiple partners across the globe.
