Jakarta, June 15 -- Cooperatives planned under the Red and White Village Cooperatives program are envisioned to play a key role in fostering a people-oriented economy through inclusive and equitable community empowerment, Coordinating Minister for Food Zulkifli Hasan stated.

Speaking at the 2025 National Milk Day celebration in Jakarta on Sunday, Hasan emphasized that achieving sustained and equitable economic growth requires more than contributions from large enterprises-it must also involve the active participation of small businesses in rural areas.

In this context, Hasan expressed optimism that the Red and White Village Cooperatives could become spearheads of the people-oriented economy by positioning villages as new centers of econ...