Reducing Stunting in Rural Areas

Broadly speaking, there are three causes of stunting: inability, ignorance and unwillingness. The incapacity of the population is usually associated with poverty.

One of the challenges in developing Indonesia's human resources, including in rural areas, is overcoming stunting, locally known as tengkes. Data shows the prevalence of stunting in Indonesia in 2021 amounts to 24.4 percent, still above the standard figure of 20 percent set by the World Health Organization (WHO).

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