How far do you agree with the view that the focus on lack of availability of food as the main cause of hunger takes the attention away from ineffective human development policies in India?

Use it to argue that hunger is also about what happens to food after production, supporting the view that availability alone is not the problem.

• The op-ed notes India produces enough food for its 1.4 billion people, yet considerable food is lost between farm and plate.
• FAO estimates about 13% of food is lost between harvest and retail; UNEP says 19% of food available to consumers is wasted; SDG target 12.3 seeks to halve per capita food waste by 2030.
• The op-ed calls loss reduction a triple win for food security, emissions and incomes, and proposes redistribution of surplus food alongside better storage.