The Head of the Indonesian Government Communications Agency (Bakom), Muhammad Qodari, stated that the Merah Putih Village Cooperative (KDKMP) has the potential to help communities save up to IDR 33 trillion per year by providing basic necessities at more affordable prices.
Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto stated that the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program and Merah Putih Village Cooperative (KDMP) will be the driving forces in achieving 8 percent year-on-year (yoy) economic growth.
Coordinating Minister for Food Zulkifli Hasan, famously called Zulhas, stated that the Merah Putih Village Cooperative (Kopdes Merah Putih) will serve as a tool for the government to conduct market operations aimed at maintaining the stability of affordable staple food prices and controlling inflation.
President Prabowo Subianto announces Village Cooperatives will provide warehouses, cold storage, loan outlets, and pharmacies to support rural communities. Read the news.
Minister of Cooperatives Budi Arie Setiadi stated that the people expect the Merah Putih Village Cooperative program to become a tool for economic struggle.
The Coordinating Ministry for Food Affairs stated that nearly 77,000 Merah Putih Village Cooperatives are now legally registered, many of them are already running.
The Indonesian National Police (INP) Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo stated that he will collaborate with cooperatives and the Merah Putih Cooperative in financing, distributing, and storing corn harvests.
Indonesian Minister of Cooperatives, Budi Arie Setiadi, said that the government is serious about encouraging the ease of establishing the Red and White Village Cooperative (Kopdes) in villages.
President Prabowo Subianto will form an economic activity center in each village called the Red and White Village Cooperative (Koperasi Desa Merah Putih).
