Presidential Decree MBG Prepares Prohibition Rules For Large Factories To Be Suppliers

Deputy Head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) Nanik S Deyang said the government would prohibit large factories from being involved in the provision of raw materials for the Free Nutrition Food (MBG) program.

According to Nanik, later all MBG menu provision will be submitted to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and Family Welfare Empowerment (PKK) in the local area.

"We forbid manufacturers later to become, what are their names, suppliers. So all, for example biscuits or what, all now have to be made by MSMEs, made by the local PKK," said Nanik at the Presidential Palace complex, Jakarta, Thursday, November 20, reported by ANTARA.

The regulation will later be contained in the Presidential Regulation (Perpres) on Governance of the Implementation of the Free Nutrition Eating Program.

According to Nanik, one of these rules will prohibit the use of manufactured materials in the MBG program. The provision of raw materials for MBG will involve MSMEs in the agricultural and livestock sectors.

"God willing, it will be included in the Presidential Decree later, in the Presidential Decree, among others, that there are no more manufacturers used for MBG," he explained.

President Prabowo Subianto has instructed the acceleration of domestic production, especially for dairy commodities which are now starting to be difficult to obtain by the Nutrition Fulfillment Service Unit (SPPG) officers.

The government has prepared an integrated dairy cattle farm with a production target of 3 million liters per day to meet MBG needs as well as national consumption.

In addition to cow's milk, said Nanik, soy milk production will also be increased for raw materials in the MBG kitchen.

For vegetables, said Nanik, Minister of ATR/BPN Nusron Wahid will open new lands, while soybeans, which have been dependent on imports, will start to be massively cultivated.

He said the demand for soybeans was very large because the MBG kitchen processed 200-300 kilograms of tofu or tempeh per day, per kitchen.