Agriceutical

Agriceutical (formerly called ‘life sciences’) is a popular word which means to create products using biology and biotechnology that are beneficial to both the consumers and the environment. The agriceutical system covers not only the traditional participants of the food supply chain but also it extends more than that. The supply side now starts with participants to generate and supply basic underlying biochemical and genetic information. The plants and animals are modified by genetic engineering with such characteristics that are not only healthier but also environmentally friendly. The current food and agribusiness system became an agriceutical industry. For example, manufacturers can replace the poison symbol from the labels of common household cleaners with biomass symbols by substituting petroleum by-products with various components of feed and food grains including maize, soybeans, wheat. etc. [Ishrat Jabeen]