Jakarta, June 3 -- Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto underscored that the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program is a huge investment to improve the quality of human resources by ensuring nutritional fulfillment and to support village economic growth.

This was conveyed by the president in his remarks at the Building Indonesia's Future Generations Through Nutrition event in Bogor District, West Java, on Wednesday.

"Some of our children go to school every morning without having breakfast. In fact, they rarely get nutritious meals at home," Prabowo said as cited from a Presidential Secretariat statement.

He explained that childhood malnutrition can negatively impact growth and development, preventing children from reaching their full pote...