Jakarta, Dec. 29 -- The Indonesian government says its Nutrition Fulfilment Service Unit (SPPG) ecosystem is projected to create up to 1.5 million jobs nationwide in 2025-2026, as part of a broader push to eradicate extreme poverty.

"We want to prove that hope for prosperity still exists, and that extreme poverty can be ended," said Nunung Nuryartono, Deputy for Social Welfare Coordination at the Coordinating Ministry for Community Empowerment, in a statement released in Jakarta on Monday.

Nunung was speaking at the launch of a pilot programme titled Extreme Poor Must Work, held at an SPPG kitchen facility in Badang village, Jombang District, East Java.

The ministry expressed optimism that with more than 25,000 SPPG units operating acr...