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        "id": 1860827,
        "msgid": "five-governance-improvements-for-national-nutrition-agency-proposed-by-free-meal-programme-association-1784101820",
        "date": "2026-07-15 13:41:00",
        "title": "Five Governance Improvements for National Nutrition Agency Proposed by Free Meal Programme Association",
        "author": "Gana Buana",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The Association of Indonesian Free Nutritious Meal Entrepreneurs and Managers (APPMBGI) has pledged full support for the Free Nutritious Meal Programme (MBG) amid ongoing government budget evaluations. The organisation, representing service unit partners, has submitted five strategic proposals to strengthen joint governance with the National Nutrition Agency (BGN). The group emphasised that the programme is a long-term investment for Indonesia's future and a driver of local economies.",
        "content": "<p>S&amp;P is said to have affirmed that fiscal policy is being managed\nwell.<\/p>\n<p>The Indonesian Association of Free Nutritious Meal Entrepreneurs and\nManagers (APPMBGI) has declared its full support for the continuation of\nthe Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) programme amid an ongoing government\nbudget evaluation. The organisation, which oversees partners of the\nNutrition Fulfilment Service Units (SPPG), has also submitted five\nstrategic proposals to strengthen governance together with the National\nNutrition Agency (BGN).<\/p>\n<p>APPMBGI Chairman Abdul Rivai Ras affirmed that MBG is a long-term\ninvestment to create an excellent generation towards Indonesia Emas\n2045.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond improving nutrition, the programme is considered capable of\ndriving regional economies through the involvement of farmers, livestock\nbreeders, fishers and SMEs in the supply chain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Free Nutritious Meal programme is not merely about providing\nfood, but a long-term national investment. We are committed to fully\nsupporting the programme\u2019s continuity,\u201d said Abdul Rivai Ras in a\nwritten statement on Tuesday (15 July).<\/p>\n<p>Regarding the ongoing evaluation, APPMBGI hopes the process will\nstill provide certainty for partners who have already invested. Abdul\nemphasised the importance of transparency and communication to prevent\noperational uncertainty for kitchen managers in the field.<\/p>\n<p>APPMBGI has proposed five concrete steps to the BGN to refine the\nprogramme\u2019s governance.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, APPMBGI is encouraging an equal partnership between the\ngovernment and the private sector. The involvement of partners in policy\nformulation is considered crucial so that decisions taken account for\noperational readiness and the continuity of regional supply chains.<\/p>\n<p>In closing his statement, Abdul affirmed that APPMBGI has chosen a\ndialogic rather than confrontational approach. He believes the success\nof a programme on this national scale can only be achieved through close\ncollaboration among all stakeholders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat is needed today is not mutual blame, but mutual improvement.\nAPPMBGI will continue to be a strategic partner of the government to\nsafeguard this programme and make it increasingly accountable,\u201d he\nconcluded.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/five-governance-improvements-for-national-nutrition-agency-proposed-by-free-meal-programme-association-1784101820",
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