67 to 1.

That's venture capital into AI versus all of AgriFoodTech in Q1 2026. $242 billion versus $3.6 billion.

Arlene Dickinson's point isn't anti-AI. It's that investors are all watching the same pitch deck while the sector responsible for feeding the planet competes for scraps.

By 2050 we need 60% more food for 10 billion people. The capital exists. It's just not pointed there.

This is the environment CEA operates in every day.

https://open.substack.com/pub/arlenedickinson/p/chasing-the-same-shiny-object-while?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=5bh5bl

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Chasing the same shiny object while the world starves…

242 billion.

Arlene’s Substack