Indonesia, March 17 -- The National Nutrition Agency (BGN), along with the governments of Highland Papua Province and Jayawijaya District, officially launched the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program for the region on Monday.

Wahyu Adi Pratama, Coordinator of Nutritional Fulfillment Service Units (SPPG) at BGN in Highland Papua, noted that the program has officially started after being postponed from its original launch date on February 17.

"A dining session marks the launch of the MBG program today," he remarked in Wamena, Jayawijaya.

Pratama emphasized that the general plan is to operate two SPPGs, or kitchens dedicated to the program, to cater to the district's nutritional needs of approximately seven thousand pupils.

However, he st...