JAKARTA - The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) targets to build 1,000 free nutritious kitchens (MBG) under the MBG Gotong Royong program outside of MBG kitchens made by the government.

Chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Anindya Novyan Bakrie, at the Presidential Palace, Jakarta, Sunday, May 26, explained that his party through the Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry offered Chinese entrepreneurs to invest in the construction project for the 1,000 MBG kitchens.

They really want to participate a lot. There is someone who wants to be in the CSR. Incidentally, they noticed that Kadin had MBG Gotong Royong. What is it? The term is MBG as a service. So, that means, (investors) can buy packages (investment, ed.)," said Anindya after the official visit of the Chinese Prime Minister (PM) Li Qiang at the Merdeka Palace.

Anindya then continued that the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry is currently building several MBG kitchens as initial projects (pilot projects) from the 1,000 MBG kitchens. The number of kitchens made by the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry is 16 units, while in the area there are about a few hundred.

"Well, from here, they (investors, ed.) can contribute from, for example, the kitchen itself as CSR, because there is already a package. Is it IDR 2 billion, or what," said Anindya, quoted by Antara.

He continued that these potential investors can also contribute to the supply of protein or carbohydrates that are obligatory to eat nutritiously for free.

"But not only supplying, importing as usual, but also making its own agriculture, agriculture itself. And finally, I also see that they want to focus too to help make logistics better," continued Anindya.

Anindya, when asked about the estimated investment value, said that there is no mentionable value, because it depends on potential investors.

"So later we will talk to Chinese friends: How much do you want to join? And, we already know how many others. So, that's just from, you could say the kitchen is SPPG, but from the supply and others it's even bigger (the value, ed.)," said Anindya.


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