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if food is surplus, why there r so many hungry people, why so much imports, why so much inflation??????
I believe the Minister pointed out the crops in which Pakistan is self sufficient, and even able to produce an exportable surplus.
Hunger is not related to an nation's self-sufficiency in food production, but with poverty, income levels, inflation and efficient food management (storage, distribution etc.).
Inflation is a tied into poor food management - whether it be allowing hoarding, smuggling or inefficient distribution causing artificial shortages in some areas, and various other economic factors, and is not merely a function of a nations food self-sufficiency (in terms of production).