Importance of Biotechnology in Food Production and Food Security SHREE PUBLISHERS & DISTRIBUTORS New Delhi –110 002 Editors Tuhina Verma Associate Professor Department of Microbiology Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya-224001, U.P. Shambhoo Prasad Associate Professor Department of Plant Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering Naredra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya-224229, U.P.