KSP: Optimizing Cremation To Dismiss Stunting Is Very Reason

KSP Main Expert Brian Sri Praguestuti/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - The Presidential Staff Office (KSP) said that President Joko Widodo (Jokowi)'s appeal regarding the optimization of the yard to be planted with nutritious food crops as an effort to reduce stunting was very reasonable. The Main Expert of KSPBrian Sri Pragastuti said that based on data from The State on Food Security and Nutrion (SOFI) in 2021, the food consumed by households in Indonesia has not reached adequate, both from the aspect of its number and diversity. This is what makes the risk of malnutrition in children under five years of age quite high. The draft can be useful for the fulfillment of nutritious food," Brian said in a press release in Jakarta, Friday. At the peak of the 29th National Family Day Commemoration (Harganas), in Medan, North Sumatra, Thursday 7 July, President Jokowi emphasized the importance of optimizing the yard for stunting reduction. Namely by utilizing the slightest land to grow and produce daily food needs, so that it can meet nutritional intake and the target of reducing stunting 14 percent in 2024 can be achieved. Brian said that one of the biggest causes of stunting is the lack of access to nutritious food. For this reason, the use of the yard as a source of diverse and nutritious food for families is very important, as an effort to intervene sensitive in handling stunting.

Besides being useful for the fulfillment of nutritious food, planting in the yard can also reduce household expenses. Let's fight stunting from the yard," said Brian. Brian also ensured that the Government continued to work hard to reduce stunting rates in Indonesia. He said the stunting reduction task force in 34 provinces and 514 districts/cities continued to provide assistance to the community, especially in prospective brides and brides, pregnant women, post-sale mothers, and toddlers under two years. This effort, he said, had succeeded in reducing stunting from 27.6 percent in 2019 to 24.4 percent in 2021. "With the hard work of all parties, we believe that the target of reducing stunting 14 percent by 2024 can be achieved," said Brian.