Jakarta, July 15 -- An expert staff at Indonesia's National Nutrition Agency (BGN), Karimah Muhammad, said Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) programme is capable of creating a new employment ecosystem reaching all corners of the country.

"MBG is not just a school lunch programme, but also a work ecosystem involving 28,390 heads of Nutrition Fulfillment Service Units (SPPG), along with over 1.1 million food handlers, drivers, cleaners, security guards, and field officers," she said in an official statement confirmed here on Wednesday.

Karimah pointed out that halting the programme would also strip away the livelihoods of more than one million workers. She outlined several adjustments, refocusing efforts, and cost-saving measures to optimise the...