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The human population on the planet earth is increasing with a faster pace which is expected to cross the figure of 8 billion very soon. Therefore, feeding such huge population is a major challenge; moreover, various other problems such as improper infrastructure and transport lead to food wastage. In addition, microbial contamination in food results to inferior food quality. Therefore, significant increase in food crop production along with management of food wastage is of great importance to overcome the food crisis. In this context, considering the broad spectrum applications of nanotechnology and nanomaterials in various fields including food industries, it is believed that nanotechnological solutions would be revolutionary as far as various problems of food industries are concerned. Considering these facts, in the present chapter, we have summarized synthesis of different nanomaterials using different microorganisms, and recent developments in the field of nanotechnology and its role in food industries particularly in food processing and food packaging are also discussed. |
