Indonesia’s new government has started an ambitious $28 million project to feed nearly 90 million children and pregnant women to fight malnutrition and stunting although critics question whether the n

Stunting affects 21.5 percent of children in the archipelago of some 282 million people. The government aims to reduce the rate to five percent by 2045.

The nationwide project to feed nearly 90 million children and pregnant women delivers on a campaign promise by President Prabowo Subianto, although critics question whether it is affordable.