ABSTRACT
Nanotechnology is considered as “one out of the six key permitting technologies that can add to sustainable competitiveness and growth in numerous fields of industrial application.” The agricultural sector is one of those fields, where nanotechnology has proven to have a profound future. The advent of nanofertilizers, nanopesticides, nanosensors, and other nanoagrochemicals has brought the nanotechnology applications in agriculture to a more abutting affair. In this study, various applications of nanotechnology have been explained, specifically in the agriculture sector. The pros and cons of the first Green Revolution have been examined as the crucial issues, that must be taken care of during the second Green Revolution. The study concludes that despite enormous potentials, the agricultural and the food sector are hesitant about the applications of nanotechnology due to its possible adverse effects. Hence, establishment of regulatory bodies will be an important aspect to formulate stringent rules and regulations for an effective impact of nanotechnology in the second Green Revolution.
