FOOD SECURITY Contest /Turkey 2009

THE PARTICIPATION CONDITIONS FOR CARICATURE CONTEST

The Subject of the year 2009 : FOOD SECURITY
The contest is open for all the amateur and professional caricaturists.
The caricature may be published or awarded. Technique is free. Can be colored or black and white.
The dimensions A4 (21 x 29.7)
Contest caricatures can be sent only through internet.
Awards: By the end of each month, the best 3 caricatures of that month will be selected Future
food security depends on stabilizing four key agricultural resources:

*- croplands,
*- water resources,
*- rangelands
*- the earth’s climate system.

Stabilizing the farmland base means protecting it from both soil erosion and the conversion to nonfarm uses.
Protecting water resources means stabilizing water tables. The overdrafting that lowers water tables also raises the energy used for pumping.
Protecting rangeland is an integral part of the food security Formula not only because damage to rangeland from overgrazing reduces the livestock carrying capacity, but also because the dust storms that fallow devegetation of the land can disrupt economic activity hundreds of miles away. The drifting sand that follow the conversion of rangeland to desert can also invade farming areas, rendering cultivation impossible.
Most important, we need to stabilize the cilimate system. Agriculture as we know it has evolved over 11.000 years of rather remarkable climate stability. The negative effect of higher temperatures on grain yields underlines the importance of stabilizing climate as quickly as possible.

Sending address: by e-mail
dogalcevre@gmail.com and naturalenv@gmail.com

Jury evaluation: Election will be held in every month

General Authority of the Organization: Muhittin Köroglu

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