Jakarta, Nov. 25 -- The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) is encouraging greater community involvement to help secure food supplies for the government's Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program.

"Community participation will help ensure the availability of raw materials as the number of Nutrition Fulfillment Service Units (SPPG) increases," BGN Deputy Head Sony Sanjaya said in a statement on Tuesday.

He conveyed the message during the forum "Strengthening Community Participation in the MBG Program Through Cross-Sector Supply Chain," held in Tangerang, Banten, on Monday.

Sanjaya said more than fifteen thousand SPPGs, or MBG kitchens, have been established nationwide, and demand for several commodities such as vegetables, eggs, and fruit has st...