Prabowo Targets 2,500 SPPG to Operate in Papua by 2026

President Prabowo Subianto during a meeting with the heads of Papua at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Tuesday, December 16, 2025 (President's Media Team)

JAKARTA - President Prabowo Subianto targets that as many as 2,500 nutrition security service units (SPPG) in Papua can operate by 2026. He has also ordered the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) to pursue this target.

Prabowo conveyed this instruction when giving instructions to the governors, mayors/bupati in the Papua region, as well as the Executive Committee for the Acceleration of the Special Autonomy Development of Papua at the Presidential Palace, Jakarta, Tuesday, December 16.

Initially, the Head of BGN Dadan Hindayana projected that Papua would have 2,500 SPPG by March 2026. Of this number, around 1,400 SPPG will be located in remote areas.

Prabowo welcomed the plan, but he was also aware of the potential for delays due to geographical challenges in Papua. Therefore, he targeted at least all SPPGs to be fully operational by August 17, 2026.

"What is clear, we hope that on August 17, 2026 for Papua, all 2,500 SPPGs will be functioning. The head of BGN has a very good plan in March, but we hope that on August 17, all SPPGs for Papua must have been working and have been producing," said Prabowo.

According to Dadan, now Papua Island has 179 SPPGs spread across six provinces. The details, 65 SPPGs are in Papua Province, 42 SPPGs in West Papua, 30 SPPGs in Central Papua, 28 SPPGs in South West Papua, eight SPPGs in South Papua, and five SPPGs in Papua Mountains.

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Dadan is optimistic that the target can be achieved as the high interest of investors to build SPPG in the easternmost region of Indonesia. A total of 2,500 SPPGs are projected to serve around 750,000 beneficiaries.

"750,000 (beneficiaries) if in Java (the budget) is Rp. 7.5 trillion, so for Papua it will likely reach around Rp. 25 trillion," said Dadan.