Collaborating With Agrinas, The Ministry Of Cooperatives Ensures That The Physical Building Of The Red And White Kopdes Will Be Completed In March 2026

JAKARTA - Minister of Cooperatives Ferry Juliantono revealed that the physical construction of the Red and White Village Cooperative (Kopdes Merah Putih) is targeted to be completed in March 2026. Ferry said that the construction of the Kopdes will cooperate with PT Agrinas Pangan Nusantara

"In accordance with the wishes of President Prabowo, the March-April can complete his physical construction," he said in a Working Meeting with Commission VI of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Tuesday, November 18.

Ferry said that currently, 30,500 equipment outlets and other supporting facilities have been recorded, which are ready to be built.

"And later after the land point is presented to us, we will immediately submit it to PT Agrinas to be built immediately," continued Ferry.

To speed up development, Ferry admitted that the Ministry of Cooperatives targets to have inventoried at least 1000 lands per day. This is done by the physical development target gar in accordance with the target set by the government.

On the other hand, to prepare human resources to supervise the Cooperatives of the Red and White Village Village, the Ministry of Cooperatives has recruited and provided training to 7,867 assistant businesses as the main assistants.

"Later, every assistant business is expected to be responsible for the 10 Cooperatives of the Red and White Village Village in Indonesia," said Ferry.

He continued, later this assistant business will also help teach the preparation of business plans, administrative management, ensure running operations, and maximize the use of the Village Cooperative Management Information System (Simkopdes).

"And they can also be a bridge between national policies and real needs in the village, and ensure that KDKMP is as mandated, truly functioning and beneficial for the community," he explained.

In addition to the assistant business, Ferry also ensured that the government placed 1,104 project management officials (PMO) spread throughout Indonesia. Later PMO will play a role in providing support to the Ministry of Cooperatives agencies in the regions.

"It is hoped that each of these PMOs will report and ensure that all operations run according to standards, as well as program management that is orderly transparent and accountable," said Ferry.