Jakarta, April 9 -- President Prabowo Subianto issued Presidential Instruction Number 9 of 2025 on accelerating the establishment of Red and White Village Cooperatives.

According to a copy of the file received on Wednesday, this instruction is a national strategy to expedite the formation of 80 thousand Red and White Cooperatives across Indonesia.

This policy aims to strengthen food self-sufficiency, promote economic equality, and develop independent villages towards realizing the Golden Indonesia 2045 vision.

Red and White Cooperatives are also envisioned as hubs of economic and social services for village communities. These include affordable basic food services, savings and loans, village clinics and pharmacies, cold storage for agr...