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        "msgid": "mbg-to-serve-fish-menu-twice-a-week-ministry-1790783445",
        "date": "2026-09-30 21:37:25",
        "title": "MBG to serve fish menu twice a week: Ministry",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_EN",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The government has announced an increase in fish menu frequency within the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) programme, moving from once to twice a week. This initiative aims to leverage Indonesia's vast maritime resources to boost protein intake and combat stunting among students.",
        "content": "<p>\u201cIt is just the starting and it will be implemented gradually.\nImplementation will be carried out soon,\u201d Ashaf said here on\nWednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Fish has been a mandatory menu item in the MBG programme once a week,\nhowever it has now been increased into twice a week.<\/p>\n<p>Ashaf made the statement during a socialisation event on Presidential\nRegulation Number 74 of 2026 concerning the Movement to Popularise Fish\nConsumption (Gemarikan) in Semarang, Central Java.<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Indonesia prepares MBG rating app to monitor free meal\nservice quality<\/p>\n<p>In line with the presidential regulation, the fish-eating movement\nwill not be carried out unilaterally, but will involve various sectors\nand programmes, such as MBG.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, eating fish is highly beneficial because fish\ncontains high protein that can help prevent stunting. Ashaf added fish\nprotein is much cheaper than chicken or beef and is also easier to\nobtain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur sustainable (fish resource potential) is around 12-13 million\ntons. With that kind of condition, the fish-eating campaign can be\ncarried out,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He said that once the MBG programme with fish menus is running,\nstudents\u2019 protein intake at school will increase and they will be\nhealthier.<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Indonesia looks to Japan\u2019s best practices to bolster\nfree meal program<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Deputy Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs, Hanif\nFaisol Nurofiq, said that as a maritime nation, Indonesia has great\nfisheries resource potential.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have still relied on nutrition from the land. Yet, two-thirds of\nour territory is sea. On land, some of our food is still imported,\nwhereas at sea, there is no need to import,\u201d Nurofiq said.<\/p>\n<p>In line with the Gemarikan movement, he said fish consumption is\ntargeted to reach 26.83 kilograms per capita per year by 2029.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis figure is quite significant and must be achieved amid\naquaculture production there. For Central Java, we already have high\nhopes,\u201d Nurofiq said.<\/p>\n<p>Related news: BGN permanently shuts down four MBG kitchens over\nsafety breaches<\/p>\n<p>Translator: Zuhdiar, Kenzu<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/mbg-to-serve-fish-menu-twice-a-week-ministry-1790783445",
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