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        "id": 1700589,
        "msgid": "kitchen-entrepreneurs-association-wants-free-nutritious-meals-programme-to-continue-for-25-years-1777125087",
        "date": "2026-04-25 19:53:08",
        "title": "Kitchen Entrepreneurs' Association Wants Free Nutritious Meals Programme to Continue for 25 Years",
        "author": "",
        "source": "TEMPO_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The Association of Free Nutritious Meals Kitchen Entrepreneurs and Managers (APPMBGI) is advocating for the continuation of Indonesia's free nutritious meals (MBG) programme for up to 25 years, emphasising its role in combating stunting and improving public nutrition beyond a single presidential term. Led by Chairman Abdul Rivai, the association supports supply chain facilitation and food safety standards, countering social media calls to end the initiative with evidence of widespread public demand, particularly among low-income groups. The National Summit in Jakarta, attended by key ministers from the Merah Putih Cabinet, underscores the programme's strategic importance under President Prabowo Subianto.",
        "content": "<p>The Association of Free Nutritious Meals Kitchen Entrepreneurs and\nManagers (APPMBGI) wants the free nutritious meals programme to continue\nfor decades to come. APPMBGI General Chairman Abdul Rivai stated that\none of the association\u2019s goals is to encourage the MBG programme not to\nrun only during a single term of government. \u201cThis is our struggle as an\nassociation to ensure that MBG remains sustainable, not just during one\nleadership period, but to have the programme run for 25 years ahead,\u201d he\nsaid on the sidelines of the APPMBGI National Summit held at the APPMBGI\nHead Office in Jakarta on Saturday, 25 April 2026. Despite aspirations\nto stop MBG often being noisy on social media, Abdul believes that the\nfacts on the ground show otherwise. He claims that President Prabowo\nSubianto\u2019s priority programme is still very much hoped for by the wider\npublic. \u201cEspecially the underprivileged community and those who truly\nneed additional nutritional fulfilment,\u201d he said. Therefore, the\nassociation is pushing for the MBG programme not to run only during one\ngovernment term. Abdul argues that the sustainability of the programme\nis key to making its impact felt, particularly in reducing stunting\nrates and improving public nutrition quality. \u201cIf MBG can run for 25\nyears ahead, the results can only then be felt, including in addressing\nthe stunting issue,\u201d he stated. Furthermore, Abdul conveyed that APPMBGI\nis a forum for MBG kitchen entrepreneurs who will play a role in\nensuring food safety standards in the implementation of MBG. The\nassociation also serves to facilitate the smooth supply chain of food\ningredients for this programme. \u201cWe provide support so that the supply\nchain can be well supported. This association brings together\nentrepreneurs, suppliers, and kitchen managers, both corporate partners\nand cooperatives,\u201d he said. Today, more than 2,000 owners of nutritional\nfulfilment service units (SPPG) gathered at the APPMBGI head office in\nEast Jakarta. This agenda also featured officials and ministers from the\nMerah Putih Cabinet as speakers. Some of them include Coordinating\nMinister for Food Affairs Zulkifli Hasan, Minister of Agriculture Andi\nAmran Sulaiman, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Bahlil\nLahadalia, Head of the National Nutrition Agency Dadan Hindayana, Head\nof the National Research and Innovation Agency Arif Satria, and Deputy\nMinister of Health Benjamin Paulus Oktavianus.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/kitchen-entrepreneurs-association-wants-free-nutritious-meals-programme-to-continue-for-25-years-1777125087",
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