BP Taskin Deputy Head Nanik Sudaryati Deyang said at a press conference in Jakarta on Thursday that the number will continue to grow to cover all 3T regions.
While standard MBG kitchens are designed to serve 3,000–3,500 people, some remote communities fall short of that population. To address this, BP Taskin is preparing special "custom kitchens" managed by village cooperatives.
"We found an island with only 1,119 residents. Under current regulations, they wouldn’t qualify for an MBG kitchen. Therefore, BP Taskin, in collaboration with the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), is preparing a special policy to build one," Deyang said.
The kitchens will be built in hard-to-reach areas such as small islands off Lombok. Construction through village cooperatives is intended to ensure sustainable management while generating economic benefits for local communities.
Cooperatives will handle the MBG program's food supply chain and process organic waste into products like animal feed or alternative fuels.
"In this way, the program will not only provide nutritious food but also open up new business opportunities," she said.
Deyang stressed that no area should be excluded from the MBG program due to its small population or remote location.
The task force aims to start operating custom kitchens in remote areas this year, in line with the government's target of establishing 80,000 village cooperatives nationwide.
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