Jakarta, Oct. 19 -- The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) is trialing a buffet-style serving model for the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program at 66 kitchens in 10 provinces across Indonesia to improve program implementation.

Speaking after an MBG coordination meeting in Jakarta on Monday, Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs Zulkifli Hasan said the serving model was introduced in response to President Prabowo Subianto's directive and inspired by similar practices in other countries.

The government expects the approach to help address meal distribution challenges, he added, noting that prolonged delivery times can cause meals to lose heat and adversely affect food quality and safety.

Hasan further noted that buffet-style serving could ...