Coop Minister: 34,000 Red and White Village/Urban Cooperatives Building Outlets, 2,500 Already Completed
In Surabaya, East Java, on Sunday (29/3/2026), Minister of Cooperatives Ferry Juliantono stated that 34,000 Red and White Village/Urban Cooperatives (KDKMP) in Indonesia are building physical outlets, with 2,500 of them having completed the construction process 100 per cent.
“At present, 34,000 physical buildings such as warehouses, outlets, and equipment have been constructed throughout Indonesia, with 2,500 physical buildings already 100 per cent complete,” the minister said in his statement.
Ferry noted that these 34,000 KDKMP are part of the total of approximately 83,000 KDKMP nationwide that have been formed and possess legal entity status or cooperative deeds.
He explained that obtaining a cooperative deed is not an easy step for a KDKMP, as it requires a special village deliberation mechanism.
“So all villages and urban wards hold meetings to form the legal entity of the KDKMP,” he said.
After obtaining the cooperative deed or legal entity status—a process that began in June 2025—Ferry stated that the next step is the physical construction for the KDKMP.
He mentioned that through Presidential Instruction No. 17 of 2025, the Ministry of Cooperatives has tasked PT Agrinas Pangan Nusantara (Persero) with constructing the physical facilities, outlets, and equipment for the KDKMP, with assistance from the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI).
Ferry also targets that by August and September 2026, there will be 10,000 KDKMP that have completed their physical construction process.
“Insya Allah, gradually in August and September, there will be another 10,000 that are completed, and so on,” he said.
In the future, he added, the KDKMP in every village and urban ward will sell and serve as outlets for basic necessities (sembako), including subsidised goods, essential needs, and daily requirements.
Additionally, the KDKMP will function as medicine outlets and village clinics, as well as venues for microfinance institution activities, warehousing, and logistics operations.
“However, beyond what I have mentioned, each KDKMP can carry out business or entrepreneurial activities according to the potential and needs of the village and urban ward,” said Ferry.