Jakarta, Sept. 14 -- Indonesia's Ministry of Cooperatives has devised a three-step strategy to accelerate the operationalization phase of the Red and White Village Cooperatives (KDMP) program, focusing on dissemination, verification, and human resources.

Minister of Cooperatives Ferry Juliantono said in a press release on Monday that the strategy is aimed at enabling KDMPs to begin business operations immediately.

"We need to move faster toward the operationalization phase," he said during a visit to Banjarnegara District, Central Java, on Sunday (Sept. 13), emphasizing the need for concrete efforts to advance the program on the ground.

He said the ministry would first hold activities to disseminate technical information on the operati...