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The paper, which features President Prabowo Subianto as its coauthor, upholds the free nutritious meal program as a means of strengthening the country’s food security that also stimulates economic growth.
Students eat meal packages disbursed under the free nutritious meal program on Tuesday at SDN 106162 state elementary school in Deli Serdang regency, North Sumatra. (Antara/Yudi Manar)
An academic paper, which promoted the free nutritious meal program to be considered for the Nobel Peace Prize and listed President Prabowo Subianto as its author, has sparked public questions and prompted investigations by the government.The paper, titled “Nobel Peace Prize 2026: Free Meal Program by the National Nutrition Agency Building Smart Business for Food Security Industry and Indonesia’s Economic Growth”, listed the President as its first author alongside researchers affiliated with the Home Ministry, an international publisher as well as universities in Malaysia and Indonesia.
