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Christine Gould, founder and CEO of GIGA Futures, urges governments to treat food security as a strategic national capability on par with AI and semiconductors, emphasizing its role in economic and geopolitical resilience. Speaking at World Agri-Tech London, Gould highlights the need for an “anti-fragile” innovation approach and the importance of helping agrifood startups overcome the scaling “valley of death” by focusing on commercial traction rather than just investment. GIGA Futures’ “four Cs” framework—capital, customer demand, capabilities, and cultural pull—is presented as key to scaling agri-innovation, with Gould advocating for diversified technology portfolios and policy support to boost food system resilience. She identifies gene editing, robotics, and the convergence of multiple innovations as pivotal for future food security strategies.