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        "id": 1819467,
        "msgid": "ten-village-associations-pledge-support-for-free-nutritious-meals-and-village-cooperative-programmes-1782219286",
        "date": "2026-06-23 19:03:03",
        "title": "Ten Village Associations Pledge Support for Free Nutritious Meals and Village Cooperative Programmes",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Ten Indonesian village associations have declared their full support for President Prabowo's flagship programmes: the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) initiative and the Merah Putih Village Cooperative (KDKMP). The Minister of Villages and Development of Disadvantaged Regions, Yandri Susanto, stated these programmes have spurred the creation of thematic villages and new economic growth centres, while also improving access to nutritious food for rural communities.",
        "content": "<p>Minister of Villages and Development of Disadvantaged Regions (Mendes\nPDT) Yandri Susanto and Deputy Minister Ahmad Riza Patria held a meeting\nwith 10 village associations in the ministerial meeting room on Tuesday\n(23\/6\/2026). The ten associations comprised PAPDESI, APDESI Merah Putih,\nPP PPDI, APDESI, DPN PPDI, PABPDSI, ABPEDNAS, KOMPAKDESI, AKSI, and GEMA\nDesa. Yandri stated that the meeting discussed President Prabowo\nSubianto\u2019s priority programmes, namely the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG)\nand the Merah Putih Village\/Sub-district Cooperatives (KDKMP). \u201cThe MBG\nand KDKMP programmes have encouraged the emergence of various thematic\nvillages, such as melon villages, corn villages, rice villages, tilapia\nvillages, broiler chicken villages, and layer chicken villages,\u201d Yandri\nsaid in a statement on Tuesday (23\/6\/2026). Additionally, many\nVillage-Owned Enterprises (BUMDes) are partnering with the Nutrition\nFulfilment Service Units (SPPG) and the National Nutrition Agency (BGN).\nYandri revealed that these two priority programmes have made it easier\nfor rural communities to access nutritious food, such as eggs and\nchicken meat. \u201cSince the introduction of MBG, thank God, they have felt\nthe benefits. This includes the emergence of new economic growth\ncentres, as well as the Merah Putih Village Cooperatives,\u201d he said.\nYandri stated that all attending village associations expressed their\nreadiness to oversee the MBG and KDKMP programmes. He expressed hope\nthat the KDKMP could become a locomotive for economic growth, a means of\neconomic equalisation, and a new source of income for villages. The\nformer Chairman of House Commission VIII also disclosed that 20 per cent\nof the cooperative\u2019s net surplus would become the village\u2019s own-source\nrevenue, while the remaining 80 per cent would be returned to the\nvillage community. \u201cThis will also reduce unemployment in the villages\nbecause the workforce for the Kopdes will be sourced locally,\u201d Yandri\nadded. Meanwhile, PAPDESI Chairwoman Wargiyati, representing the 10\nassociations, firmly expressed support for the MBG and KDKMP programmes.\nShe asserted that the Village Associations fully support the\nimplementation of the Free Nutritious Meals programme because it has\nprovided benefits to the community in realising the Golden Indonesia\n2045 vision. They assessed that MBG has helped villagers, absorbed\nvillage labour as volunteers, and driven the formation of thematic\nvillages such as melon, rice, tomato, broiler, and layer chicken\nvillages to secure the supply chain. The programme is also seen as\naddressing the nutritional needs of vulnerable rural communities and\nschoolchildren, as well as pregnant and breastfeeding mothers, toddlers,\nand the elderly. \u201cWe, the Village Associations, fully support the Merah\nPutih Village\/Sub-district Cooperative programme as a locomotive for\ndriving the village economy, creating jobs, increasing family incomes,\nand eradicating poverty,\u201d Wargiyati stated. She noted that the KDKMP has\nprovided affordable basic goods to rural communities and expanded\neconomic access. Given the strategic importance of the Free Nutritious\nMeals and KDKMP programmes, the associations urged the government to\ncontinue improving and refining their governance to ensure they run\neffectively, efficiently, and on target without irregularities. Also\npresent to accompany the Minister were Secretary-General Taufik Madjid\nand senior officials from the Ministry of Villages and Development of\nDisadvantaged Regions.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/ten-village-associations-pledge-support-for-free-nutritious-meals-and-village-cooperative-programmes-1782219286",
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