Advances in the area of bio-nanotechnology would go a long way in helping India’s food security, Minister for Food and Agriculture Sharad Pawar said here Wednesday.

”Bio-nanotechnology takes agriculture from the era of genetically modified (GM) crops to the brave new world of atomically modified organisms,” Pawar said, speaking at the inaugural session of the three-day Fifth Knowledge Millennium Summit on ”B2B Bio and Nanotechnology” organised by industry body Assocham.