Ambon, June 18 -- Minister of Villages and Development of Disadvantaged Regions (PDT), Yandri Susanto, launched a program to accelerate the formation of Red and White cooperatives in Maluku province to boost the local economy.

"This is based on Presidential Instruction No. 9 of 2025 regarding the acceleration of the establishment of Red and White Village Cooperatives across Indonesia," he said in Ambon, Maluku, on Wednesday.

"President Prabowo Subianto aims to develop the economy from the villages," he added.

He emphasized that the cooperatives would not only help stimulate local economic activities but also support food self-sufficiency efforts.

"The development of Red and White Village Cooperatives is part of a grand strategy to rea...