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        "id": 1629845,
        "msgid": "president-prabowo-eyes-8-growth-through-empowerment-programmes-1774180279",
        "date": "2026-03-22 18:19:17",
        "title": "President Prabowo eyes 8% growth through empowerment programmes",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_EN",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Economy",
        "summary": "President Prabowo Subianto has outlined several empowerment programmes aimed at achieving over 8% economic growth in Indonesia, including the MBG initiative to support 3 million workers in food kitchens and supply chains. Additional efforts encompass the Red and White Village Cooperatives to create 1.4 million rural jobs, the Red and White Fishing Villages programme targeting 1,100 coastal developments by 2026 with proven income boosts, and a plan for one million affordable homes generating five million construction jobs. These initiatives are expected to stimulate rural economies, enhance productivity, and drive broader demand for materials and utilities, underscoring the government's focus on inclusive growth and employment.",
        "content": "<p>He said that, through the MBG program, the government aims to empower\n1.5 million workers across around 30,000 kitchens nationwide, with each\nkitchen projected to employ about 50 people, according to a statement\nfrom the Government Communications Agency in Jakarta on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The program is also expected to indirectly support another 1.5\nmillion people working for businesses and vendors supplying food\ningredients to MBG kitchens, he added.<\/p>\n<p>Turning to village development, the president highlighted the Red and\nWhite Village Cooperatives program, which aims to stimulate rural\neconomies through the operation of more than 80,000 cooperatives and\ncreate 1.4 million new jobs.<\/p>\n<p>Each cooperative is projected to employ 18 people from the local\nworkforce, he said.<\/p>\n<p>The rural community-oriented agenda also extends to the marine sector\nthrough the Red and White Fishing Villages program, which is designed to\nimprove the productivity and welfare of fishermen and coastal\ncommunities. The government targets the development or upgrading of\n1,100 fishing villages by 2026.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have carried out a pilot project in Biak, Papua, leading to a 60\nto 80 percent increase in fishermen\u2019s income,\u201d Prabowo said.<\/p>\n<p>Another key pillar supporting the economic growth target is a program\nto develop one million affordable homes, with each housing unit expected\nto involve five workers, generating a total of five million jobs.<\/p>\n<p>The head of state noted that the program is also expected to create\nbroader economic impacts by driving demand for construction materials\nand utilities.<\/p>\n<p>He expressed confidence that the effective implementation of these\ninitiatives would help push economic growth beyond eight percent.<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Govt eyes 5.5 percent Q1 growth amid Ramadan, Eid\nspending surge<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Prabowo pledges stability, security to drive\nIndonesia\u2019s growth<\/p>\n<p>Translator: Aditya R, Tegar Nurfitra<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/president-prabowo-eyes-8-growth-through-empowerment-programmes-1774180279",
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