Army Chief Of Staff Says Farmers' Results Managed By The Indonesian Army Can Be USED For MBG's Needs

JAKARTA - Army Chief of Staff (KSAD) General Maruli Simanjuntak said all agricultural products from the management of sleeping land into rice fields and plantations carried out by its soldiers could be used to supply food needs for the free nutritious food program (MBG).

"Regarding that we are processing the rice fields, we will definitely dedicate it to the national nutritious program," Maruli said after holding a TNI leadership meeting (Rapim) at Balai Kartini, South Jakarta, Monday, February 3, which was confiscated by Antara.

According to Maruli, the MBG program not only benefits students because they get nutritious food, but also people who manage food security land that has been built by the TNI.

With the need for MBG, the market share of vegetables and fruit will be higher, so that the agricultural products from the processing carried out by the TNI will definitely run out.

This can be ascertained that Maruli will happen considering the number of children who must be fed by the government is around 82 people.

"If we build rice fields, someone must buy (the results of the tan). If we build a garden, we will definitely (some) buy it. If we farm chickens, there are eggs, there is this, someone must buy it. Because to demand that the kitchen eat this nutritious," said Maruli.

Therefore, Maruli appealed to the public not to be afraid that their tans would not sell well in the market. "So there must be a lot of markets. This motivates us to make more," said Maruli.

Previously, the TNI Commander General Agus Subiyanto ordered all his staff to use plantation food products planted in the area for MBG needs.

"I ordered the Pangdam to manage sleeping areas, and plant such as kale, then also fish, catfish, and laying hens, and later the results will be used to support nutritious eating programs," Agus said when met by the media crew after holding a meeting of the TNI-Polri leadership (rapid) in South Jakarta, Thursday, January 30.

Agus explained that so far his party has used a lot of sleeping land in the region to plant vegetables and fruits.

His party also embraces the community to participate in farming and provide the results of the tan for the needs of local personnel and communities.

Recently, the TNI was also involved in the distribution of MBG. Agus ensured that the vegetables and fruits that his party produced were of high quality so that they were suitable to become MBG foodstuffs.