Be young, be food-safe, be heard

FAO

Be young, be food-safe, be heard

FAO food safety photo, poster and video contest in Asia and the Pacific

Year of publication 2020

Place of publication Bangkok, Thailand ;

Pages 5p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Edition 1

Full item page

Synopsis (short abstract) In the context of the food safety regional conference, the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific will organize a session targeting young generations. A photo/poster/video competition among young people living in the region will be organized, and the videos will be evaluated by the FAO secretariat team to select best four contestants to develop a programme for the young generation session. The document is a call for submissions detailing the instructions as well as the rules and considerations.

Revised 22 April 2020

Language English

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