The minister of cooperatives said that the Red and White Kopdes can be a container for village farming and livestock products

Jakarta – Minister of Cooperatives (Menkop) Ferry Juliantono said that the Red and White Village Cooperative (Kopdes) will be an important tool to strengthen the economy of village residents. Ferry said, the role of Kopdes could be to accommodate and distribute village residents’ agricultural, livestock and fishery products. “Later, once it is operational, the Village Cooperative will be able to distribute basic necessities for the daily needs of the village community. The Merah Putih Subdistrict Village Cooperative can also function as a copper buyer, a container for products from the village community, including food crops, horticulture, fisheries, plantations, handicrafts, culinary delights, in the construction and so on, of the Kopdes Merah Putih outlet and warehouse in Bekasi, West Java, Friday (17/10/2025). SCROLL TO CONTINUE CONTENT Ferry said, through Kopdes Merah Putih, central government programs could be right on target. The program is mainly about economic development. “And when that happens, God willing, the benefits of the Red and White Village Cooperative will really be felt by the community,” he said. explained. Meanwhile, Yandri Susanto, Minister for Village Development for Disadvantaged Regions (Mendes PDT), said the Red Kopdes program is one of President Prabowo Subianto’s priority programs. The program is designed to strengthen the economy from below. “The Ministry of Villages has created themed villages, there are tilapia fishing villages, catfish villages, egg-laying chicken villages, tourist villages, export villages, in the end they can cooperate with the Red and White Village Cooperative and the Red and White Village Cooperative can act as a buyer or place to accommodate agricultural products,” he said. He believes that with the existence of the Red and White Kopdes, residents no longer have to worry about the distribution of their crops. Kopdes, he said, will accommodate him. “Rice peppers sometimes do not have a prize, is that right, ladies and gentlemen? Tomatoes are sometimes difficult to market, aren’t they? If so, with cold storage at the Red and White Village Cooperative, production in the village, God willing, will be safe in terms of production, safe in terms of distribution, safe in terms of the best price for farmers,” he explained. (when/when)