Indonesia launched an ambitious $4.3 billion free-meal programme on Monday to combat stunted growth due to malnutrition, a key election promise of President Prabowo Subianto.

Students have their meals during the kick off of President Prabowo Subianto’s ambitious free meal program to feed children and pregnant women nationwide despite critics saying that its required logistics could hurt Indonesia’s state finances and ...

Inside the metal lunch boxes that 9-year-old third-grader Haidar Ardani Syakban carried to his classroom in East Jakarta, there was a portion of rice, chicken teriyaki, stir-fried green beans, and a banana.

Indonesia's government has initiated a USD 28 million project to mitigate malnutrition and stunting in nearly 90 million children and pregnant women. Despite concerns about affordability, the Free Nutritious Meal program aims to deliver daily meals to students and support a long-term vision for improved national human resources.

ndonesia’s ambitious free nutritious meals program aims to tackle malnutrition and support 19.47 million children, pregnant women and vulnerable groups. Launched with much fanfare, the program, estimated to cost Rp 71 trillion (US$4.39 billion) in its first stage alone this year, promises nutritious meals for 15 million people across the nation.

The WTO Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures and the Technical Barriers to Trade Agreement empower governments to ensure food safety, use warning labels, and combat misinformation. Meanwhile, the Trade Facilitation Agreement minimizes food and nutrient losses by expediting supply chains.

Prabowo said his government was committed to paying for the free meals program itself and that he would ensure the funding for the program was disbursed efficiently.

As developing countries, Indonesia and Mexico face double problems since hunger and obesity exist like two sides of a coin.

JAKARTA, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia is planning to import 200,000 dairy cattle to enhance the milk supply for the country's free meal program (MBG), according to the Agriculture Ministry.

Around 30 percent of children under 5 years of age are stunted – considered high for its level of income and high compared to most of its neighbors” At

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