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        "id": 1713969,
        "msgid": "ipb-alumni-association-develops-supply-chain-business-for-free-nutritious-meals-programme-1777715478",
        "date": "2026-05-02 16:00:48",
        "title": "IPB Alumni Association Develops Supply Chain Business for Free Nutritious Meals Programme",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Business",
        "summary": "The Himpunan Alumni Institut Pertanian Bogor (HA IPB) is set to develop a supply chain business model in Bogor Regency to support Indonesia's Makan Bergizi Gratis (MBG) programme, focusing on essential commodities like eggs, chicken, corn, rice, and milk. This initiative, coordinated with IPB's rector and key government bodies such as Bappenas and the Coordinating Ministry for Food, aims to act as an offtaker for farmers and strengthen sustainable business ecosystems without disrupting existing community supplies. The pilot project, on a 5-hectare site, is expected to serve as a replicable model for provinces and districts, addressing the critical need for reliable supply as MBG facilities expand.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Himpunan Alumni Institut Pertanian Bogor (HA\nIPB) is prepared to develop a supply chain business for the Free\nNutritious Meals (MBG) programme as part of HA IPB\u2019s initiatives to\nsupport national needs while strengthening a sustainable business\necosystem. HA IPB General Chairman Fauzi Amro stated that the HA IPB\nboard will create a supply chain business role model located in Bogor\nRegency as soon as possible. \u201cWe will create a supply chain business\nrole model in Bogor Regency. We guarantee the supply chain for MBG; the\nland is already 5 hectares. After the inauguration (of the HA IPB\nboard), we will immediately break ground,\u201d Fauzi said at the \u201cIPB Alumni\nSynergy for the Nation\u201d event in Jakarta on Saturday. According to him,\nthis model is expected to be duplicated by HA IPB Regional Leadership\nCouncils (DPD) and Branch Management Councils (DPC) if it proves\nsuccessful. \u201cBecause IPB alumni not only handle the kitchen (MBG), but\nalso the supply. I know there are many kitchen players here, owners of\nSPPG here,\u201d Fauzi remarked. When asked by reporters for more details on\nthe programme, Fauzi explained that it aligns with the government\u2019s food\nsecurity cluster focus, followed by strengthening the supply chain to\nmeet MBG needs. He also mentioned that they have coordinated with the\nIPB Rector, the Ministry of National Development Planning\/National\nDevelopment Planning Agency (Kementerian PPN\/Bappenas), and the\nCoordinating Ministry for Food Affairs (Kemenko Pangan) to realise this\nsupply chain role model. \u201cWhat is the MBG supply chain? It\u2019s commodities\nlike eggs, chicken, corn, basic needs like that, including rice and\nmilk. We hope the supply chain role model that we will make as a pilot\nproject in Bogor Regency can become a role model for provinces and\nregencies\/cities,\u201d Fauzi clarified. In response to questions about the\ncooperation scheme with farmers and planters, he stated that they will\nact as an offtaker absorbing production outputs to be channelled for MBG\nneeds. He assessed that the existence of this supply chain is important,\nespecially in supporting cooperatives that already have distribution\ninfrastructure but lack integrated suppliers. Regarding the\nimplementation timeline, he assured that the programme will start soon\nbecause the land and location are available, and initial planning has\nbeen prepared. Fauzi also emphasised that the main challenge in\nimplementing the MBG programme is no longer building the Nutrition\nFulfilment Service Unit Kitchens (SPPG), but ensuring the availability\nof supply that must continuously increase as the number of kitchens\ngrows. \u201cThis supply does not disrupt the existing needs of the\ncommunity, but there is a special supply. IPB and IPB Alumni are ready\nto facilitate it,\u201d Fauzi said.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/ipb-alumni-association-develops-supply-chain-business-for-free-nutritious-meals-programme-1777715478",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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