The Women’s Micro Business Group (KUMP) Bariri and the Healthy Kitchen for Stunting (DASHAT) team from Talonang Baru Village, West Sumbawa Regency (KSB), successfully harvested vegetables, including five kilograms of long beans and two kilograms of bottle gourd, from their nutrition garden (9/1). In addition to these two types of vegetables, the nutrition garden also grows mustard greens, water spinach, eggplant, chili, pumpkin, sweet potatoes, ginger, turmeric, and tomatoes. With the existence of the nutrition garden managed by KUMP Bariri and the DASHAT team, it becomes easier for members of both groups to access fresh vegetables in their surroundings. Additional Nutritious Meal (PMT) program is a collaboration between Amman Mineral, CARE Indonesia, and the KSB Government, aimed at accelerating the reduction of stunting.
The harvest is sold to increase the income of group members, and some of it is processed into meals for the PMT. The profits from the sales are also used for garden maintenance expenses, such as purchasing fertilizer, pesticides, and gardening tools.