Indonesia: Chicken and egg demand will soar with the nutritious lunch program

Reporter: Leni Wandira | Editor: Tri Sulistiowati KONTAN.CO.ID - JAKARTA. The government is preparing an ambitious free nutritious lunch program, which is expected to have a significant impact on the food sector, especially in the poultry sector. Chairman of the Indonesian Poultry Association (GAPPI), Anton J. Supit, said that this program will drastically increase chicken and egg consumption. Anton explained that this program, which aims to provide nutritious food to the underprivileged, has a very positive economic impact. As is known, the Head of the National Nutrition Agency, Dadan Hindayana said that the nutritious meal program as initiated in the Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka administrations will spend a budget of IDR 800 billion per day. "This program will increase demand for poultry products, especially chicken and eggs. We at GAPPI are ready to collaborate with SMEs to meet this need," he told KONTAN, Wednesday (16/10). According to Anton, if this program ...