| The winning posters were announced on World Food Day – Tuesday, 16 October 2012 – by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Women’s Guild in Rome, Italy, organizers of the international contest. Contestants were asked to interpret the 2012 theme of World Food Day: “Agricultural cooperatives: key to feeding the world.” Posters were drawn, painted, sketched, or created digitally. The judges selected the top 3 entries in each of 3 categories: ages 5-8, ages 9-12, and ages 13-17. Take a look at this year’s winners! AGE 5 - 8 | First place | Second place | Third place | 
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| A. Kawatkar India | N. Bianchini Italy | J. Duncan Barbados | | AGE 9 - 12 | First place | Second place | Third place | 
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| C. Leo Italy | S. Cook Italy
| J. C. Engozogho Gabon
| AGE 13 - 17 | First place | Second place | Third place | 
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| T. Chai Malaysia | M. Benol Central African Republic | B. Amati Italy | Click on picture to enlarge | |