José Andrés
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And you mentioned before about this... How do you say it in English? Cataclysms? Cataclysmic, yeah. Moments? Yeah. Let's say for a second, because I've been there, that the perfect storm happens. You know how much food we have more or less on planet Earth to feed the eight plus billion people we are? 90 days? Yes. 90 days, let's say it's 100. It's no more. It's no more. 120, let's say.
It'll be different people. I would like to know the number because I think that's very important for national security. But I've seen in the first year, in the same year, I've seen back-to-back Category 5 hurricanes. hitting Central America, big food producers, parts of the United States with big food production, the Caribbean. I've seen typhoons in Asia at the same time, hitting very big food,
It'll be different people. I would like to know the number because I think that's very important for national security. But I've seen in the first year, in the same year, I've seen back-to-back Category 5 hurricanes. hitting Central America, big food producers, parts of the United States with big food production, the Caribbean. I've seen typhoons in Asia at the same time, hitting very big food,
It'll be different people. I would like to know the number because I think that's very important for national security. But I've seen in the first year, in the same year, I've seen back-to-back Category 5 hurricanes. hitting Central America, big food producers, parts of the United States with big food production, the Caribbean. I've seen typhoons in Asia at the same time, hitting very big food,
production areas, at the same time, droughts in South America, at the same time that we had hurricanes with a lot of water in Central America, droughts in Asia, wiping out rice production. At the same time, pests. Three, four countries in Africa with a couple of insects wiping out the entire harvest of the year.
production areas, at the same time, droughts in South America, at the same time that we had hurricanes with a lot of water in Central America, droughts in Asia, wiping out rice production. At the same time, pests. Three, four countries in Africa with a couple of insects wiping out the entire harvest of the year.
production areas, at the same time, droughts in South America, at the same time that we had hurricanes with a lot of water in Central America, droughts in Asia, wiping out rice production. At the same time, pests. Three, four countries in Africa with a couple of insects wiping out the entire harvest of the year.
Wars like Ukraine, Ukraine, the grain they export feeds close to 500 million people a year, and few other things I'm forgetting. Put everything together in the shaker, and if it happens, we go from we have enough food to feed humanity, But the problem is that we are not good enough in making sure that the voiceless and the very poor get their share of food.
Wars like Ukraine, Ukraine, the grain they export feeds close to 500 million people a year, and few other things I'm forgetting. Put everything together in the shaker, and if it happens, we go from we have enough food to feed humanity, But the problem is that we are not good enough in making sure that the voiceless and the very poor get their share of food.
Wars like Ukraine, Ukraine, the grain they export feeds close to 500 million people a year, and few other things I'm forgetting. Put everything together in the shaker, and if it happens, we go from we have enough food to feed humanity, But the problem is that we are not good enough in making sure that the voiceless and the very poor get their share of food.
Until one day the newspapers of the world will say, today we don't have enough food to feed humanity. This could be happening.
Until one day the newspapers of the world will say, today we don't have enough food to feed humanity. This could be happening.
Until one day the newspapers of the world will say, today we don't have enough food to feed humanity. This could be happening.
Obviously, I want to think about the happy moments, about my restaurants and all the restaurants of the world full, the supermarkets full, and everybody eating, and every mother and father being able to bring a plate of food to their children in America and in every country overseas. When everybody has food on the table, the place is a more peaceful place. And a happy place. And a hopeful place.
Obviously, I want to think about the happy moments, about my restaurants and all the restaurants of the world full, the supermarkets full, and everybody eating, and every mother and father being able to bring a plate of food to their children in America and in every country overseas. When everybody has food on the table, the place is a more peaceful place. And a happy place. And a hopeful place.
Obviously, I want to think about the happy moments, about my restaurants and all the restaurants of the world full, the supermarkets full, and everybody eating, and every mother and father being able to bring a plate of food to their children in America and in every country overseas. When everybody has food on the table, the place is a more peaceful place. And a happy place. And a hopeful place.
But I'm worried that day that may be happening and that's not science fiction.
But I'm worried that day that may be happening and that's not science fiction.
But I'm worried that day that may be happening and that's not science fiction.
No, it's not science fiction.