YOGYAKARTA Cooperatives are business entities aimed at driving the economy, especially in rural areas. In Indonesia, there are many types and examples of cooperatives that have been established.
Most recently, there is the Red and White Cooperative which was just launched by President Prabowo Subianto today, Monday, July 21, 2025. In total there are more than 80 thousand institutions of the Red and White Village Cooperatives that have been formed, and are ready to assist the community at the village and sub-district levels.
Based on Law Number 25 of 1992 concerning Cooperatives, cooperatives are people's economic organizations with the membership of many people in running their businesses based on the principle of kinship.
Referring to Article 16 of Law No. 25/1992, based on the type of business, here are the types and examples of cooperatives in Indonesia.
To better understand it, see the following types and examples of cooperatives:
The production cooperative is a type of cooperative that is intended to produce goods and services. In addition, the producer cooperative also carries out trade to support the business run by its members.
An example of the type of cooperative producer in Indonesia is the tofu and tempe cooperative, where cooperatives sell soybean raw materials which are only sold for the members in it.
Producers' cooperatives generally sell cheaper goods than if their members buy raw materials elsewhere.
Thus, producers who are members of cooperatives can get raw materials at cheaper prices and can sell their products at competitive prices.
Savings and borrowing cooperatives are the most common types of cooperatives at the village or sub-district level. The services provided by savings and loan cooperatives are financial services in the form of borrowing and saving facilities for its members.
The examples of savings and loan cooperatives that are cooperatives of village units (KUD) provide business capital and financing for the village community.
The other types of cooperatives in Indonesia are all-business cooperatives (KSU). This cooperative carries out various business activities in one forum. The goal is to improve the economic welfare of its members through various business activities that are jointly managed.
Examples of all-business cooperatives can be found easily in the surrounding environment. One of them is the cooperative of shopping units such as grocery stores that sell consumer goods or daily necessities.
Shop unit cooperatives are not allowed to sell necessities to the general public, so it is only allowed for members.
The Jasa Cooperative is a type of cooperative engaged in providing services or services for its members.
An example of a service cooperative in Indonesia is a rice farmer cooperative, where this cooperative has an annealing business unit that serves rice milling services to farmers who are members.
Consumer cooperatives are a type of cooperative that consists of end consumers or users of goods and services.
Consumer cooperatives are formed with the aim of meeting the needs of its members by providing goods and services that are more affordable than the public market.
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Examples of consumer cooperatives are grocery stores. In a number of areas, grocery stores belonging to cooperatives are quite large with various kinds of merchandise.
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