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        "id": 1753115,
        "msgid": "mbg-not-only-fulfils-nutrition-but-also-drives-the-rural-economy-1779543049",
        "date": "2026-05-20 21:00:48",
        "title": "MBG Not Only Fulfils Nutrition, But Also Drives the Rural Economy",
        "author": "Sakina Rakhma Diah Setiawan",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Gapembi asserts the Free Nutritious Meals Programme (MBG) not only meets nutritional needs but can also spur a people-powered economy through involvement of local businesses. The programme is described as one of the world's largest nutrition schemes, with directives for SPPGs to involve multiple suppliers. The governor of Lampung sees MBG as a potential means to reduce rural social inequality.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The Indonesian Association of Nutritious Meal\nEntrepreneurs (Gapembi) says the Free Nutritious Meals Programme (MBG)\nnot only focuses on meeting the nutritional needs of the public but can\nalso stimulate the growth of a people-powered economy through\ninvolvement of local business players. Gapembi\u2019s Chairman Alven Stony\nsaid the organisation exists to support the sustainability of the MBG\nprogramme while helping to socialise the programme to the public.\nAccording to Alven, Gapembi together with MBG partners do not use funds\nfrom the State Budget (APBN) in its implementation. \u201cGapembi is here to\ncorrect various incorrect information about the MBG programme, so the\naspirations of the nation\u2019s children are not hindered by\nmisunderstandings or the suspension of the programme,\u201d Alven said in a\npress release marking the inauguration of the Lampung Regional\nLeadership Council (DPW Gapembi Lampung), quoted on Wednesday (20 May\n2026). He said the sustainability of the MBG Programme is important to\nsupport a healthier and higher-quality future for Indonesia\u2019s\ngenerations. In the same occasion, Tengku Syahdana, Director of\nPromotion and Community Empowerment at the National Nutrition Agency\n(BGN) of the Republic of Indonesia, said Indonesia has now become the\nsecond-largest nutritionally-appropriate meals programme in the world\nafter India. He said the programme is designed not only to meet the\nnutritional needs of the population but also to strengthen the people\u2019s\neconomy. \u201cThis programme is not just about meeting nutrition, but also\nto foster synergies in a people-powered economy for all stakeholders,\u201d\nsaid Tengku. Tengku explained that every Nutrition Fulfillment Service\nUnit (SPPG) is required to involve at least five different suppliers in\nits supply chain. He said the scheme is designed so that the programme\u2019s\neconomic benefits can be felt more widely by communities in the regions.\n\u201cThe aim is for the economic benefits to be spread and welfare to rise\ntogether,\u201d he added. Meanwhile, Lampung Governor Rahmat Mirzani Djausal\nassessed that the MBG Programme could be one solution to reduce social\ninequality, particularly regarding access to nutrition for people in\nrural areas.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/mbg-not-only-fulfils-nutrition-but-also-drives-the-rural-economy-1779543049",
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