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        "id": 1835271,
        "msgid": "legislator-says-red-and-white-village-cooperatives-can-alleviate-poverty-and-grow-village-economies-1782924838",
        "date": "2026-07-01 23:24:14",
        "title": "Legislator says Red and White Village Cooperatives can alleviate poverty and grow village economies",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Economy",
        "summary": "A Lebak Regency legislator has stated that the Red and White Village Cooperatives (KDMP) programme, initiated by President Prabowo Subianto, can accelerate poverty alleviation and stimulate village economic growth. Medi Juanda highlighted the cooperatives' potential to provide safe capital access for MSMEs, control staple goods prices, and create new jobs, while also warning of risks such as mismanagement and corruption. The local cooperative office reported that 78 units are already operating in the region, contributing to local economic turnover and employment.",
        "content": "<p>Lebak Regency DPRD member Medi Juanda stated that the Red and White\nVillage Cooperatives (KDMP) initiated by President Prabowo Subianto can\naccelerate poverty alleviation, grow the village economy, and create\njobs. \u201cThe KDMP is designed to accelerate poverty alleviation, grow the\neconomy, and create new jobs for village communities,\u201d Medi said in a\nstatement in Lebak on Wednesday. The presence of the KDMP is certain to\ndrive the economy of village communities, despite ongoing debates\nregarding the cooperative\u2019s implementation. However, the cooperative has\nthe potential to bring benefits to MSME players, making it easier for\nthem to obtain relatively safe capital, and can also control staple\ngoods prices and cut overly long distribution chains, so that prices are\ncontrolled and affordable for people in villages. The KDMP can also\ncreate new jobs, empower community-based economies, and encourage local\neconomic growth in villages. Furthermore, he said the existence of the\nKDMP can also curb urbanisation, so that more young people are\ninterested in developing businesses in villages. Nevertheless,\nchallenges and risks for the cooperative also exist, such as becoming\ndormant after inauguration, the risk of non-performing loans to banks,\npotential irregularities, and a lack of management transparency. In\naddition, weak supervision creates opportunities for corrupt practices\nand gratification. \u201cWe hope these issues can be anticipated and that\nthere is no abuse of authority in the cooperative\u2019s management,\u201d said\nthe NasDem Party politician from Lebak. According to him, the KDMP is\ntruly a pro-people and equitable programme, so its benefits are great\nfor village communities, provided that the cooperatives formed are not\nmonopolised by a select group of people but must involve the entire\nvillage community. \u201cWe hope this programme runs well and empowers the\nvillage economy,\u201d he stressed. Meanwhile, the Acting Head of the Lebak\nRegency Cooperatives and SMEs Office, Imam Suangsa, said that 78 KDMP\nunits are already operating in the area and can drive local economic\nturnover as well as absorb new workers for the community. The businesses\nmanaged by these cooperatives cover seven business units, including\ncooperative offices, staple goods procurement kiosks, savings and loan\nkiosks, village health clinics, village pharmacies, warehousing or cold\nstorage systems, and logistics facilities. \u201cWe appreciate the\ncooperatives that are already running and able to improve the economy,\nso that the welfare of the local community is relatively good,\nultimately being able to alleviate poverty,\u201d he explained.<\/p>",
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