This is the first of such poster contest which is being organized by the FAO, as part of the 2012 celebrations for International World Food Day.

It is being held in collaboration with the United Nations Women’s Guild and challenges young people to use their imagination and their artistic skills to create a poster illustrating the theme, “Agricultural cooperatives – key to feeding the world.”  They can digitally design, draw or paint the poster.

To enter the competition prospective contestants go to http://www.fao.org/getinvolved/wfd-poster-contest/contest-enter/en/and submit a poster depicting an agricultural cooperative and showing how people working together can make a difference in the world.

Deadline for entries is 30th September 2012.

The winners, who will be announced on World Food Day (16 October), will receive Certificates of Recognition signed by a United Nations official, Ending Hunger T-shirts and other gifts. 

The winning poster designs will also be featured online, including on the Facebook pages of FAO and the Ending Hunger movement.

All submitted work will be on view in the gallery section of the World Food Day poster contest website, which will give those involved a sense of accomplishment.

Three winning posters will be selected in each of the three categories: ages 5 to 8, ages 9 to 12, and 13 to 17. On World Food Day, 16 October 2012, the top three posters in all three categories will be published on the World Food Day website, through FAO’s Facebook page, and with the worldwide entire Ending Hunger movement. Winners will also receive Certificates of Recognition signed by a United Nations official.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has been observing World Food Day since 1981 as a way to heighten public awareness about world food problems and create a sense of solidarity in the on-going struggle against hunger, malnutrition and poverty.