Denpasar, Aug. 8 -- Coordinating Minister for Food, Zulkifli Hasan, has urged all provincial governments to make concerted efforts to optimally implement the Red and White Village Cooperatives program initiated by President Prabowo Subianto.

During a consolidation meeting attended by governors and deputy governors in Denpasar, Bali, on Friday, he emphasized that the success of the program will rely heavily on the active participation and contributions from local governments.

"The President pioneered the Red and White Village Cooperatives program-it really is his idea. Mr. President has outlined directives to ministers to carry out the program," Hasan affirmed, noting that its optimal implementation is necessary for Indonesia to advance....