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Indonesia Faces Manager Surplus as Cooperative Expansion Lags

From Tempo · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

News Named sources Outcome reported
  • 33,785 participants successfully completed Indonesia's 'Red and White' cooperative manager training program.
  • The number of trained managers significantly exceeds the number of currently operational village cooperatives.
  • Authorities plan to rapidly expand the number of cooperatives to match the growing pool of trained managers.

A total of 33,785 participants have successfully completed a 45-day training program to become managers for Indonesia's 'Red and White' village cooperatives and fishing villages. The graduates, part of the Indonesia Village Development Pioneer (SPPI) program, received training in national defense and managerial skills within Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) educational units.

So the friends who have finished training will be deployed immediately to places that can operate.

— Joao Angelo De Sousa MotaCEO of Agrinas Pangan Nusantara, discussing the deployment of newly trained cooperative managers.

Joao Angelo De Sousa Mota, CEO of Agrinas Pangan Nusantara, announced that these newly trained managers will be deployed to cooperatives ready for operation. However, a significant imbalance exists between the number of qualified managers and the available cooperative units. Currently, only 1,021 'Red and White' village cooperatives are operational nationwide, a stark contrast to the 28,629 managers recruited for these roles.

Addressing this disparity, Mota expressed optimism, stating that approximately 35,000 new cooperatives are expected to be completed within the next three weeks. He noted that 18,672 cooperatives have already been built but are not yet operational, with another 3,558 still under construction. This rapid expansion is intended to absorb the large number of trained managers.

Those that are not yet finished, according to the existing statistics, will be completed in less than 2-3 weeks, reaching 35,000.

— Joao Angelo De Sousa MotaCEO of Agrinas Pangan Nusantara, explaining the timeline for the completion of new cooperatives.

A similar imbalance is observed in the 'Red and White' fishing village program. While 5,159 participants qualified as managers, only about 100 fishing village posts have been established so far. Febi Chadimun, Secretary of PT Agrinas Jaladri Nusantara, indicated that the target is to add 1,369 fishing village posts this year, with all currently in the construction phase.

All are in the construction process.

— Febi ChadimunSecretary of PT Agrinas Jaladri Nusantara, referring to the ongoing construction of fishing village posts.
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Originally published by Tempo in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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