Dairy Cattle Breeders Express The Impact Of The MBG Program

SUMEDANG - In the midst of its ongoing implementation, the Free Nutrition Food Program (MBG) has a positive impact on dairy farm managers in the Jatinangor area, Sumedang, West Java.

They admitted that they made more profit after supplying milk for free meals programs to schools. Another positive impact is that the absorption of the community's workforce around the farm location is getting higher.

The Nutrition Fulfillment Service Unit (SPPG) of Cimahi City - Cimahi Utara / SPPG Arara Visi Hijau Foundation in collaboration with Jagri Cooperative in the process of purchasing milk from livestock, one of which is Nusa Dairy Indonesia in Jatinangor. Nusa Dairy Indonesia Livestock Manager Sandi Andriana said the Nusa Dairy farm felt a significant increase thanks to the MBG Program.

"From an economic point of view, it is clear that there is an addition, especially the pre-MBG revenue price is in the range of Rp. 7,000 per liter, after the MBG program, the price for receiving milk is Rp. 10,000 per liter," Sandi said in a written statement received by VOI, Thursday, April 17.

The Cimahi City SPPG serves 3,500 beneficiaries. In a week, there were three times the distribution of milk. Once given, SPPG needs 370 liters of milk. So far, dairy farming in collaboration with the Jagri Cooperative has only been able to produce 150 liters of milk per day. The opportunity to increase production is still very large.

"For 3,500 students, 370 liters are needed, while the milk population produced from cattle in this area is almost 150 liters. Seeing this opportunity, we will try to increase the cattle population according to the capacity of the cage, in order to absorb more local workers and meet the needs of sustainable cooperatives," said Sandi.

According to Sandi, the cooperation between SPPG and cooperatives in absorbing livestock products for the needs of the MBG Program is very positive for the development of surrounding MSMEs. Because MSMEs are developing, the need for labor has also increased.

"Residents here were initially odd farmers. After this program was implemented, we recruited them to work here. The impact (MBG Program) has increased the workforce and the community's economy," said Sandi.

Realize A Circular Economy

On the sidelines of a visit to the Nusa Dairy farm, the spokesman for the Presidential Communication Office (PCO) Dedek Prayudi said that the MBG program was proven to be able to realize a circular economy by empowering community MSMEs.

"Here, for example, there are cattle farming, there are workers, cows are also given feed and others, this is a form of the circular economy that drives the economy, creates jobs, which revives feed sellers, breeders, and here the results are purchased by cooperatives, so cooperatives here are also alive," said Uki, as he is called.

According to Uki, the circular economy is growing because the funds allocated for the MBG Program amounted to IDR 71 trillion and 85% of them were to buy raw materials, most of which were produced by MSMEs around the SPPG. So far, livestock or idle land have been found in some areas because there are no offtakers (buyers) from livestock or agricultural products.

The MBG program is here to empower people who can collect their business results to cooperatives as the first offtaker to sell to SPPG so that the circular economy can continue to run in a sustainable manner.

"Here the cooperative functions as the first offtaker, as a collector, there is no tengkulak, there are no intermediaries that can pressure farmers or farmers, but directly to the cooperative which belongs to the community as well," said Uki.