Deadline: 30-Nov-22
The 16th Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) Photo Contest (2022) with the theme “Emerging Agricultural Innovations for the Next Generation” seeks images from across Southeast Asia that showcase technologies and innovations that are modernizing and transforming agricultural and rural development toward increased food supply and security.
Photo submissions ideally showcase farmers and farming families, researchers, inventors, and even students and the youth using technologies and innovations in the field as part of agricultural production or experimentation across the broad spectrum of crop cultivation, livestock/animal husbandry, or fisheries.
Sub-themes of interest include:
- Agricultural innovations or technologies, including products and services, that bring positive impact or change to farmers and farming communities.
- Agricultural inventions or new, innovative ways of doing agriculture that increase productivity, yield or income for farmers and farming families in crop cultivation, livestock or fisheries settings.
- Climate-smart or environmentally-friendly innovations and technologies that make agriculture more sustainable and resilient against typhoons, floods, pests and diseases.
- Agricultural innovations or technology developed by local communities or the youth using indigenous materials or tribal knowledge.
- Academe-Industry-Government partnerships resulting in breakthrough agricultural technologies and innovations or sustainable knowledge and technology transfer to farmers and farming communities.
Benefits
- 1ST Prize: USD 1,000
- 2ND Prize: USD 800
- 3RD Prize: USD 500
- Special Awards
- SEARCA Director’s Choice: USD 500
- Philippine Department of Education Secretary’s Choice: USD 500
- People’s Choice: USD 400
- Best Agricultural Innovation or Technology: USD 300
- Best Youth Photographer: USD 300
Guidelines
- The 16th SEARCA Photo Contest (2022) is open to all Southeast Asian nationals except SEARCA staff and their immediate family members.
- All entries must be submitted via the website during the submission period (5 September to 30 November 2022). A contestant can enter an unlimited number of entries for as long as these meet the photo contest specifications.
- To minimize cases of plagiarism, contestants will be asked during the submission process to certify that:
- they own the photographs submitted and that they grant SEARCA full permission to use it in knowledge packaging, sharing, and advocacy related to SEARCA mandate. SEARCA shall ensure that the photographer will be properly credited for photos used, such as in print and digital publications;
- the photographs are original, have not won any previous photo contests, have not been published elsewhere (whether print or electronic), and have not been submitted as entries to any other photo contests during the 16th SEARCA Photo Contest (2022) period. The same or similar photos submitted to past SEARCA photo contests may not be submitted again; and
- that the photos have not been digitally altered and/or enhanced in any way other than simple cropping and minor adjustments on brightness, contrast, and saturation.
- Entries must be digital, colored, in JPEG format, and at least 3,000 pixels wide for a horizontal image, or 3,000 pixels tall for a vertical image at 300 dpi.
- Each entry should have the following details in English:
- full name, age range, and sex of photographer;
- photographer’s country of origin;
- photographer’s professional status;
- photo caption/description;
- place where the photo was taken (include town/municipality, province/state, and country);
- complete date taken; and
- other information that SEARCA may deem necessary to collect for reference purposes
- Winners will be notified via e-mail. SEARCA has the right to offer the prize to the next winning entry if the winner does not respond within two weeks after notification.
- Winners will be asked to provide their bank information where their cash prizes can be remitted; their certificates of recognition will be sent by mail.
For more information, visit https://photocontest.searca.org/