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        "id": 1877314,
        "msgid": "president-prabowo-orders-full-government-and-military-support-for-merah-putih-village-cooperatives-1784807723",
        "date": "2026-07-23 17:48:31",
        "title": "President Prabowo orders full government and military support for 'Merah Putih' village cooperatives",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Economy",
        "summary": "President Prabowo Subianto has instructed all ministries, agencies, and the security forces to fully support the operationalisation of the 'Merah Putih' (Red and White) village cooperatives. The government plans to establish approximately 25,000 of these cooperatives by mid-2026, which will serve as distribution channels for subsidised goods and government aid. The initiative aims to create a state-backed economic infrastructure at the village level before eventually handing ownership over to the local communities.",
        "content": "<p>President Prabowo Subianto has requested that all ministries and\nagencies, including the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) and the\nNational Police (Polri), fully support the operations of the Merah Putih\nVillage Cooperatives, Merah Putih Sub-district Cooperatives, and Merah\nPutih Fishermen Cooperatives.<\/p>\n<p>Coordinating Minister for Food Zulkifli Hasan stated that the\nPresident\u2019s directive was issued during a limited meeting at the\nPresidential Palace complex in Jakarta on Thursday. \u201cThe President has\nensured that the Merah Putih Village Cooperatives, Merah Putih\nSub-district Cooperatives, and Merah Putih Fishermen Cooperatives must\nbe supported by all ministries and agencies, including the TNI and\nPolri,\u201d Zulkifli said.<\/p>\n<p>According to Zulkifli, cross-ministerial and institutional support is\nnecessary so that the cooperatives can function as government\ninfrastructure while also acting as the off-taker for various strategic\nprogrammes. He explained that the cooperatives will distribute various\nsubsidised goods and government assistance to the public in accordance\nwith the programmes of each ministry and agency. \u201cTherefore, it was\nreaffirmed that they must be fully supported,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>The government is also preparing the operations of the cooperatives\nto ensure they run optimally. Around 25,000 Merah Putih Village\nCooperatives are targeted to begin operating between August and\nSeptember 2026. This number is expected to increase to 35,862 units by\nthe end of 2026. \u201cTwo years for improvement and completion. After two\nyears, they will be handed over to the villages because they are\nvillage-owned cooperatives,\u201d Zulkifli said.<\/p>\n<p>The limited meeting was also attended by Coordinating Minister for\nLaw, Human Rights, Immigration, and Corrections Yusril Ihza Mahendra;\nCoordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Djamari\nChaniago; Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto;\nCoordinating Minister for Community Empowerment Muhaimin Iskandar; and\nCoordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Agus\nHarimurti Yudhoyono. Also present were Coordinating Minister for Human\nDevelopment and Culture Pratikno, Minister of Finance Purbaya Yudha\nSadewa, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Bahlil Lahadalia,\nMinister of Cooperatives Ferry Juliantono, Minister of Agriculture Andi\nAmran Sulaiman, Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Sakti Wahyu\nTrenggono, Head of the Special Investigation and Development Control\nAgency (Bappisus) Aris Marsudiyanto, and Head of the Task Force for the\nAcceleration of Poverty Alleviation Budiman Sudjatmiko.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/president-prabowo-orders-full-government-and-military-support-for-merah-putih-village-cooperatives-1784807723",
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