Raw Material Management Strategy to Improve the Performance of the Free Nutrition Meal Program

Abstract

Parents' enthusiasm in welcoming the free nutritious meal program is very "joyful" because it eases the burden of shopping and children's pocket money, especially if parents have more than one child in school, so that the quality of children's nutrition is guaranteed, and stunting in children is prevented. The goal is that the community must also be in harmony, in line with the government's program to provide food, raw materials and local ingredients. This will enable farmers, breeders, and fishermen to provide the necessary ingredients for the cuisine. The methods employed are qualitative, incorporating literature studies and analytical descriptive approaches. As a result, with free nutritious meals, local people use the land to provide the raw materials they need, considering the geography of Bulungan Regency consists of 10 sub-districts that are far from the center of food raw material suppliers, so strong and highly talented local farmers, breeders, and fishermen must take advantage of this opportunity. Its population consisted of 500 traders, with a sample of 120 traders at the Bulungan Regency Main Market. From this article, it is recommended to improve the management of raw materials through suppliers and vendors to support free nutritious meals in Bulungan Regency.