Jakarta, June 20 -- The Coordinating Ministry for Community Empowerment encouraged collaboration between the Red and White Village Cooperatives and village-owned enterprises (BUMDes).

According to the ministry's Deputy for Coordination of Villages, Disadvantaged Regions, and Certain Regions' Community Empowerment, Abdul Haris, the collaboration is the key to success amid unpredictable dynamics and changes like today.

"These two village economic entities' collaboration has strategic value to encourage local economic growth, job creation, and improve the welfare of village communities," he said in his statement in Jakarta on Friday.

Furthermore, he deemed the collaboration strategic because the village cooperatives are a priority program...