An agreement has been reached mandating that Nutrition Service Units\n(SPPG) in Central Java must absorb local egg and chicken meat production\nto support the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) programme.<\/p>\n
This agreement was formalised in the \u201cJoint Commitment for the\nAbsorption of Eggs and Chicken Meat within the Free Nutritious Meal\nProgramme,\u201d signed during a follow-up coordination meeting at the\nCentral Java Governor\u2019s Office Complex in Semarang on Friday. The\nsigning involved the Central Java Provincial Government, the National\nNutrition Agency (BGN), poultry farmer associations, and farmer\ncooperatives.<\/p>\n
\u201cAn agreement has been reached, therefore the SPPGs in Central Java\nmust comply with this,\u201d stated the Deputy Governor of Central Java, Taj\nYasin Maimoen, during the event.<\/p>\n
There are three main points in the joint commitment: first, the MBG\nmenu in Central Java will include eggs and chicken meat twice a week\neach. Second, poultry farmer associations and cooperatives are prepared\nto provide supplies that meet agreed quality standards and deliver them\ndirectly to SPPG partner kitchen locations. Third, purchases will be\nmade directly from Central Java\u2019s local farmer associations or\ncooperatives at agreed prices, specifically Rp26,000 per kilogram for\neggs and Rp35,000 per kg for carcass chicken (equivalent to Rp20,000 per\nkg live weight).<\/p>\n
This scheme, according to the official who also serves as the Head of\nthe Central Java MBG Task Force, is part of the restructuring of the MBG\nprogramme in Central Java to ensure it runs more effectively,\nparticularly regarding menus and the food supply chain. \u201cThe SPPGs in\nCentral Java must purchase those food supplies from Central Java,\nwhether managed by cooperatives or associations,\u201d said Gus Yasin, his\ncommon nickname.<\/p>\n
He emphasised that price regulation is a crucial component to prevent\nprice disparities in the field, and the government will ensure\ntransactions proceed according to the established reference prices. \u201cIt\nis not just about what is supplied to the SPPG; we are also protecting\nthe prices of eggs and chicken in Central Java. One way is by ensuring\nthe SPPG must buy from the associations or cooperatives existing in\nCentral Java,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the Director of Community Empowerment and Participation at\nthe National Nutrition Agency (BGN), Tengku Syahdana, noted that the\nagreement serves as a momentum to standardise the implementation of the\nMBG menu across all SPPGs. The results of this commitment will be\ncommunicated to the MBG acceleration task forces in regencies\/cities and\nall SPPGs in Central Java, with oversight implemented to ensure the\nagreement is upheld.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith this joint commitment, we are informing all SPPGs and partner\nfoundations that the menu must include eggs and chicken meat at least\ntwice a week,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The Chairman of the Central Java Poultry Farmers Cooperative (KPUS),\nSuwardi, stated that the agreement represents a meeting point between\nthe government and farmers. \u201cIf all kitchens in Central Java use eggs\ntwice a week, it is estimated that approximately 1,050 tons will be\nabsorbed per week,\u201d he said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/central-java-sppg-required-to-source-eggs-and-chicken-from-local-farmers-1781880822", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }