Jakarta, Aug. 15 -- Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Ahmad Muzani reiterated that the Red and White Village Cooperatives program serves as a strategic government initiative to improve citizens' welfare.

"Red and White cooperatives are tools for the people to strive toward a stronger economic standing," he stated during the 2025 Annual Session of the MPR at the Parliamentary Building in Jakarta on Friday.

He emphasized that through the country's more than 80 thousand village cooperatives, rural residents can access loans to start businesses and obtain affordable goods needed for agricultural activities.

Furthermore, he underlined the government's vision for the cooperatives to help develop local micro, small, and medi...