Antara News·Indonesia·Thursday, October 1, 2026 at 09:21 AM

Indonesia to activate 480 MBG kitchens in 3T regions on Oct. 2

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Lintang Budiyanti, Tegar Nurfitra

The government will activate 480 SPPGs, or kitchens serving the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program, in priority regions as President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka's administration approaches its second anniversary.

Head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) Sudaryono said in a statement on Thursday that the agency on Friday (Oct. 2) would "activate 480 operationally ready SPPGs in underdeveloped, frontier, and outermost (3T) regions, especially areas with high rates of childhood stunting."

"This strategic initiative is based on objective mapping that fully refers to the agency's integrated database. Site selection was carried out independently, transparently, and based on measurable criteria," he said, emphasizing the accountability of the kitchen development process.

The 480 kitchens are spread across 16 provinces: Papua, Highland Papua, Central Papua, South Papua, West Papua, Southwest Papua, Maluku, North Maluku, Gorontalo, North Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi, West Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, East Nusa Tenggara, and West Nusa Tenggara.

Sudaryono emphasized the government's commitment to ensuring nutrition interventions reach their intended beneficiaries.

"Through the expansion of its reach, BGN will continue to lead efforts to meet the nutritional needs of Indonesian children and help nurture a generation that is healthy, strong, and intelligent across the country," he said.

To strengthen oversight of the program, the agency permanently shut down four SPPGs in 2026 for failing to comply with operational and food safety standards.

BGN Deputy for Monitoring and Supervision Ketut Sumedana said the kitchens were located in Karo District, North Sumatra; Blora District, Central Java; Bantul District, Yogyakarta; and Jayapura District, Papua.

Prabowo and Gibran introduced the MBG program as one of the flagship initiatives of their administration, aiming to cover 82.9 million citizens. Launched in January 2025, the program is intended to improve the quality of Indonesia's human resources by expanding access to nutritious meals nationwide.

The government also expects the program to boost local economies by creating jobs and opening business opportunities through the establishment and operation of SPPGs.

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