Jakarta, June 7 -- The leadership reshuffle at the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) and the corruption investigation involving its former top officials have become a major test for the future of Indonesia's Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program, one of President Prabowo Subianto's flagship initiatives.

Within less than 48 hours in early June, the MBG program went through a series of developments, from Prabowo's visit to an MBG kitchen - officially known as a Nutrition Fulfillment Service Unit (SPPG) - in West Jakarta to the dismissal and detention of BGN's top leadership.

On the morning of June 2, Prabowo visited the SPPG and inspected its operations, including a greenhouse, cooking facilities, and food packaging processes.

BGN head Dadan...