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        "id": 1646340,
        "msgid": "agrinas-to-manage-merah-putih-village-cooperative-for-two-years-then-hand-over-to-villages-1774950810",
        "date": "2026-03-31 15:40:06",
        "title": "Agrinas to Manage Merah Putih Village Cooperative for Two Years, Then Hand Over to Villages",
        "author": "Teuku Muhammad Valdy Arief",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "PT Agrinas Pangan Nusantara will manage the initial operations of the Merah Putih Village and Sub-district Cooperative for the first two years, after which control will be transferred to village governments, as announced by Minister of Villages and Underdeveloped Regions Yandri Susanto. During this period, 97% of profits will be allocated to villages for essential purchases like LPG gas, medicines, stationery, electricity tokens, and staple goods. Coordinating Minister for Food Zulkifli Hasan highlighted ongoing progress, with 3,505 warehouses and outlets completed and plans to reach 80,000 units by June, underscoring the government's push for rural economic empowerment through cooperatives.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - PT Agrinas Pangan Nusantara will manage the\nMerah Putih Village and Sub-district Cooperative during its initial\noperational phase. The management will last for the first two years.<\/p>\n<p>Minister of Villages and Underdeveloped Regions Yandri Susanto stated\nthat after this period, management will be handed over to the village\ngovernments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIts operationalisation will temporarily be handled by Agrinas. For\ntwo years. Then it will be fully handed over to the villages,\u201d said\nYandri at the Coordinating Ministry for Food Affairs, Jakarta, on\nTuesday (31\/3\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>Echelon I officials from the Ministry of Villages and Underdeveloped\nRegions, the Ministry of Cooperatives, and Agrinas will discuss the\ndetails of each party\u2019s roles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTheir task is in terms of operationalisation,\u201d Yandri said.<\/p>\n<p>President Director of PT Agrinas Pangan Nusantara Joao Angelo De\nSousa Mota stated that the management will be conducted professionally\nwith digitalisation support.<\/p>\n<p>Village cooperative administrators will still be involved in the\nsupervision and control system.<\/p>\n<p>During the first two years, 97% of the cooperative\u2019s profits will be\nhanded over to the village governments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt can be used to buy LPG cylinders, to buy medicines, to buy\nstationery, to buy electricity tokens, and rice or other staple goods,\u201d\nsaid Joao.<\/p>\n<p>Coordinating Minister for Food Zulkifli Hasan said that the\ndevelopment of cooperatives is progressing steadily. Currently, 3,505\nwarehouse units and outlets have been completed.<\/p>\n<p>The government will soon hold a ceremony to open thousands of these\nunits.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHopefully by June we can reach 80,000; after 80,000 we will data\nthem all,\u201d said Zulhas.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/agrinas-to-manage-merah-putih-village-cooperative-for-two-years-then-hand-over-to-villages-1774950810",
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