Jakarta, April 27 -- Indonesia's National Nutrition Agency (BGN) is strengthening regional cooperation on child nutrition and free school meals through an ASEAN forum held from April 27-29 in Semarang, Central Java.

The "ASEAN-ID Nourish: Forum on Healthy School Meals and Nutrition for Human Capital Development and Resilient Food System" brings together around 50 participants from 11 ASEAN countries and partners, officials said on Monday.

"This forum is an important momentum for ASEAN countries to share experiences and best practices in providing nutritious school meals," BGN Deputy for Provision and Distribution Suardi Samiran said in Jakarta.

He said safe, nutritious, and quality meals are a key foundation for building healthy, compe...