Student Research Examines SPPG's Impact on SMEs and Local Economy

A research initiative by the Alliance of Students Responding (AMM) is investigating the economic ripple effects of the Nutrition Fulfillment Service Unit (SPPG) programs. The study focuses on how these programs impact local small and medium enterprises (UMKM) and communities surrounding the service units.

Preliminary findings from a pre-research phase at SPPG Mekar Baru in Tangerang, Banten, were presented at a discussion with the Central Leadership Council of Advocacy for the Archipelago (DPP ARUN) in Jakarta. DPP ARUN Chairman Bob Hasan expressed full moral support for the students' academic endeavor, emphasizing its alignment with Article 33 of the 1945 Indonesian Constitution, which promotes economic democracy.

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ARUN fully provides moral support for this academic movement that sides with the people.

The research highlights a direct link between SPPG management and local economic activity. The involvement of UMKM as suppliers and local residents as kitchen volunteers has demonstrably increased purchasing power in the vicinity. This integration opens avenues for local businesses, cooperatives, farmers, and ranchers to supply essential goods, thereby stimulating the local economy.

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The absorption of UMKM as a supply chain and the involvement of local labor as kitchen volunteers have proven to increase the purchasing power of the local community.

Linda Kartika Dewi, Secretary General of DPP ARUN's Srikandi wing, stressed the importance of data synchronization to accurately measure the program's impact. She identified three key data points: nutritional improvements for beneficiaries, supply chain absorption from local businesses, and changes in community purchasing power due to employment. Synchronizing this data, she argued, would maximize the role of village cooperatives as economic pillars.

DPP ARUN also backs AMM's upcoming comprehensive research, scheduled from August 19 to September 6, 2026. The students will visit SPPG locations in West Java, Banten, Riau, and Papua, including sites in Kuningan, Bandung, Bogor, Tangerang, Bengkalis, and Merauke.

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If these three data points can be synchronized well, it will have a direct impact on the growth and maximization of the role of the Red and White Village Cooperative as an economic pillar at the grassroots level.