I DELIVERED a keynote speech during the 13th Agriculture Leadership Enclave 2022 held last December 13 to 14 at New Delhi, India as the event's guest of honor, and I discussed how smart agriculture can be among the keys to attain food global food security amid the challenges presented by the three dangerous Cs: Covid-19 pandemic, climate change and conflicts in geopolitics.

The three Cs, however, should not push us to panic, for we know the strength of technology in resolving challenges, especially those faced by agriculture. This is because as scientists, we are used to battlegrounds with our choice weapons, which are also Cs: certainty, control and confidence in our civilization and timeworn methods.