Meet Purbaya And Danantara, Menkop Want To Accelerate Construction Of Kopdes Warehouse

Minister of Finance Purbaya Yudhi Sadive and Coordinating Minister for Ferry Juliantono (Photo: Kemenkop)

JAKARTA - Minister of Cooperatives (Menkop) Ferry Juliantono attended a meeting with the Minister of Finance and BP Danantara at the Ministry of Finance, Jakarta, Thursday, October 23. The Coordinating Minister revealed that there was already an understanding and alignment from Himbara bank to finance the implementation of physical development of warehouses and outlets, as well as other supporting facilities from the Red and White Village/Kel Village Cooperative (Kopdes/Kel).

"Today's meeting with the Minister of Finance and the Head of BP BUMN as well as COO Danantara is aimed at accelerating the payment process for the implementation of physical development of warehouses and movements," said Ferry, Thursday, October 23.

After the Joint Meeting with the Minister of Finance Purbaya Yudhi Sadive and COO Danantara Dony Oskaria, the Coordinating Minister explained that this meeting was also to harmonize the process of accelerating the physical development of warehouses and outlets, as well as other support for the operation of the Red and White Kopdes.

"This acceleration is important so that the President's target at yesterday's Cabinet Meeting that by March 2026 all the Red and White Kopdes had been built and were ready for operation," he said.

Currently, continued Ferry, the construction process has started with nearly 5,000 village points and continues to grow gradually. For the Coordinating Minister, physical development and access to capital, as well as assistance to the Red and White Kopdes are clear evidence of the presence of the state to raise cooperatives in the village.

"The goal is to have an economic turnover and in time they can self-propelled Growth or independently," said Ferry.

That way, the Coordinating Minister believes, in March 2026 all physical construction of warehouses, outlets, and other supporting facilities will be completed and ready to operate.

"Regarding the financing of Kopdes, with a ceiling of Rp. 3 billion per cooperative, some ceilings are used to build physical, and some for working capital," added Ferry.

According to Ferry, this step is part of the presence of the state to support cooperatives in the form of physical development, to access to capital. "Then, we will guide the Kopdes/Kel Merah Putih until they are ready to run fast," said the Coordinating Minister.

He added that related to the financing scheme for the Red and White Kopdes, the physical development of the Ministry of Cooperatives appointed PT Agrinas Pangan Nusantara in collaboration with the TNI.

"Meanwhile, the working capital is given directly to the Red and White Kopdes," he said.

Meanwhile, the Head of BP BUMN who is also the Head of the BUMN Management Agency (BP) Dony Oskaria said, by entering the physical development stage, it is believed that the Red and White Kopdes will become a national economic growth engine from villages.

"We are just waiting for the physical construction process for the warehouse and the Red and White Kopdes outlets," said Donny.

Donny explained that the distribution of ceilings of Rp. 3 billion per cooperative was carried out in stages according to the needs of each Red and White Kopdes.

"That way, the Red and White Kopdes will become an economic model in the village," said Donny.

Furthermore, Donny explained, Kopdes/Kel Merah Putih will have a model according to the business model and the needs of each Kopdes. "In this early stage, all the facilities provided are the same, the business model is the same, and physical development is the same.

"Furthermore, the construction of the Red and White Kopdes/Kel will be more specific according to the needs of each Kopdes, such as farmers' villages, fishermen, and others. Also, it is adjusted to the products of the villages," said Donny.