Jakarta (ANTARA) - PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk, through\nits Klasterku Hidupku programme, is nurturing 43,789 business clusters\nup to March 2026, supported by approximately 3,000 empowerment\nactivities ranging from training to the provision of production\nfacilities and infrastructure.<\/p>\n
The company stated that these efforts are directed towards real\nsectors that directly contribute to creating added value and stimulating\nregional economies.<\/p>\n
BRI Micro Director Akhmad Purwakajaya, in his statement in Jakarta on\nFriday, explained that BRI continues to develop the Klasterku Hidupku\nprogramme as an empowerment approach to assist business actors,\nincluding farmers, so they can grow sustainably and advance to higher\nlevels.<\/p>\n
\u201cCommunity-based empowerment tends to be more effective for SMEs\nbecause it targets not only financial aspects but also behaviour,\ncapacity, and collective business networks,\u201d Akhmad said.<\/p>\n
As many as 82.39% of the clusters nurtured by BRI are in the\nproduction sector, with agriculture as the largest contributor at\n48.26%. The remaining 17.61% come from the non-production sector.<\/p>\n
The company views both sectors as engines for creating added value\nand the main drivers of economic activity in the regions.<\/p>\n
Through the Klasterku Hidupku programme, the company encourages food\nself-sufficiency, economic equity, and improved community welfare.<\/p>\n
Cluster-based empowerment is seen as an approach to strengthen the\neconomic structure from the grassroots level.<\/p>\n
By grouping based on similar sectors and regions, business actors not\nonly grow individually but also interconnect within an ecosystem that\nstrengthens collective capacity and builds more integrated value chains\nat the local level.<\/p>\n
Akhmad added that the cluster-based approach also opens opportunities\nfor the emergence of high added-value flagship commodities.<\/p>\n
\u201cThrough the cluster scheme, BRI not only provides access to\nfinancing but also strengthens connections among business actors within\na supportive ecosystem, thereby increasing collective production\ncapacity,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
In line with strengthening business clusters, BRI is expanding\nfinancial access at the community level. From more than 508,000 cluster\nmembers, around 87.7% already have BRI accounts and are connected to\nfinancing facilities to support the sustainability of their\nbusinesses.<\/p>\n
To ensure the continuity of empowerment, the company stated that this\ninitiative complements various other BRI programmes.<\/p>\n
Up to March 2026, the Desa BRILiaN programme has reached 5,245\nvillages. On the other hand, BRI has also developed 54 Rumah BUMN, which\nhave empowered 559,897 SME actors through 18,218 training activities. In\naddition, the LinkUMKM platform has been used by 15.57 million\nusers.<\/p>\n
The company emphasised that all these initiatives are carried out in\nan integrated manner to strengthen BRI\u2019s role as an agent of development\nin supporting SMEs and driving national grassroots economic growth.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bri-empowers-43-789-business-clusters-through-klasterku-hidupku-programme-1777010034", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }