IPB Students Earn S$ 10,000 from the Social Business International Competition in Singapore

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A student of the Faculty of Economics and Management IPB, Batch 46, Alfi Irfan and team called Youth AgriSocio Entrepreneur , were elected as one of the winners in the competition of Young Social Entrepreneurs held by the Singapore International Foundation, in Singapore on Friday (1/11) as reported by Alfi to the reporters of Pariwara IPB. Alfi Irfan received S $ 10,000, and also raises the reputation of Indonesia in the international arena.

Of the 16 teams admitted into the final round, Alfi Irfan and team was selected as one of the winners in this competition. Three other teams in the top 4 teams are Social Cops from India, Gazaab from Nepal and Singapore, and the Dorsal Effect from Singapore.

"This competition has an enormous positive impact on my capacity improvement. For 7 months I got guidance from McKinsey & Company, Singapore International Foundation and IPB, in the development of this social enterprise. I highly recommend my IPB friends participate in next year's competition as its registration is open now," said Alfi

Alfi told that he was pushed to think to make profits not only for yourself, but also provide sustainable social impact. That's not all, he said, he and the team were also given the opportunity to take a study visit to Thailand to learn the pattern of agricultural development based on community empowerment there.

AgriSocio Youth Entrepreneur Programme is a concept of social entrepreneurship in agriculture to involve students in contributing collectively to developing the potential of each region with a local branding concept.

The prototype of this activity is the development of a beverage product labeled " Indorempah" made from 7 spices. This is done by empowering the wives of farmers in the village of Benteng, Bogor. On October 12, 2013, a pitching session was held, that is, the selection of 4 teams from 16 teams to qualify for the program funded by the Singapore International Foundation. (Mtd)