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Coordinating Minister (Menko) for Food Zulkifli Hasan (
Zulhas
) mentions the Free Nutritious Meals program (
MBG
) requires 82.9 million servings of protein every day in 2026.
Zulhas said the protein requirement was in line with the target beneficiaries of the MBG program planned by President Prabowo Subianto in 2026.
“Indeed, we are racing, it has to be fast. Because next year it will benefit 82.9 million food beneficiaries,” he said at the commemoration of National Fish Day in Sarinah, Central Jakarta, Sunday (23/11).
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“If we use one egg (protein) a day, we need 82.9 million eggs. If, Minister of Maritime Affairs, we use fish, then we need 82.9 million pieces of fish,” he added.
For this reason, Zulhas said that the government has also targeted Indonesia to achieve protein self-sufficiency by 2026.
Protein self-sufficiency, he said, is also to ensure that there is no spike in food prices due to high demand from the MBG program
“Of course, if not, it’s normal market law. If you ask for a lot, demand a lot, produce a little, the price will definitely go up. So we are now competing,” he said.
Furthermore, Zulhas emphasized that the self-sufficiency target is also needed because protein plays an important role in increasing the nation’s intelligence.Especially for the younger generation who are currently still pursuing education.
He said that the level of daily protein consumption has also been proven to influence a country’s average Intelligent Quotient (IQ).According to him, the high IQ in developed countries is because they already consume foods high in protein every day.
Therefore, he said, the Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming government is committed to achieving food self-sufficiency, especially protein, by 2026.
“We have to be self-sufficient, then serve it to our children’s tables, train them to be intelligent, that way we change. Their nutrition, their IQ changes,” he concluded.
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