Jakarta, Dec. 31 -- The Ministry of Cooperatives has enhanced and evaluated project management officers (PMOs) of Red and White Village Cooperatives to speed up the development of the cooperatives' warehouses and outlets across the country.

Cooperatives Minister Ferry Juliantono, during a virtual briefing for Red and White Village Cooperative PMOs from Jakarta on Tuesday, emphasized the need for better-coordinated efforts between PMOs at the central, provincial, district, and city levels.

"I hope, by January, the progress of warehouse and outlet development can be more significant," he said in a press release.

He acknowledged that managing 83,128 Red and White Village Cooperatives, supported by 1,104 PMOs, comes with significant challe...