Malang, East Java, Jan. 10 -- A total of 1,332 cooperatives in the production sector nationwide are ready to supply raw materials for the government's Free Nutritious Meals program.

This was confirmed by Deputy Minister of Cooperatives, Ferry Juliantono, at An-Nur 2 Islamic Boarding School, Malang, East Java, on Friday.

The Ministry of Cooperatives is continuing to regulate the ecosystem for cooperatives' involvement in the free meals program's supply chain so that they can provide added value to the community in the future.

"It is expected to increase the volume of cooperatives' business activities," he said.

The Ministry of Cooperatives is currently still identifying locations that will be proposed to the National Nutrition Agency (...