RENOFARM Youth Poster Challenge

Challenge Guide  Submit Poster

 

RENOFARM (Reduce the Need for Antimicrobials on Farms for Sustainable Agrifood System Transformation) is a global initiative launched by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in April 2024. This project aims to reduce the need for antimicrobial drugs on farms under the guiding principles of the One Health approach, promoting sustainable transformation within agrifood systems.

 

To advocate for the One Health approach and the RENOFARM initiative among youth worldwide, FAO has teamed up with Huazhong Agricultural University for the RENOFARM Youth Poster Challenge during the 2nd Animal Disease and One Health Forum.

 

This competition is open to university students (≥18 years old) across the globe, encouraging students to form multinational teams, design posters, and submit their entries.

 

Poster requirements:

Size: 90 cm (width) × 120 cm (height)

Language: English

Image resolution: Minimum 800 dpi

Participants: Currently enrolled undergraduate students, post-graduate students and doctoral students

 

Requirements for Participation:

We invite your team to create a poster themed:

1. Pioneering One Health Solutions for Reducing the Need for Antibiotics, or

2. Animal Diseases and Human Health.

2.1.Each team should consist of 3 to 8 members, including supervising faculty, and the poster should be based on an ongoing research project. This is a fantastic opportunity to showcase the exciting work your team is currently engaged in.

2.2.We encourage the formation of international teams with members from at least two different countries—it is a wonderful way to bring diverse perspectives together!

2.3.We also welcome teams with students from different majors and grade levels, so we mix them and create a truly diverse and dynamic team for the competition!

 

Poster contents:

1. Title: Clearly, state the title of your study, capturing the essence of your research.

2. Team members and affiliation: List all team members along with their institutional affiliations

3. Define the problem: Articulate the specific problem or challenge being addressed, emphasizing its significance from a One Health perspective.

4. Objective(s) of the study: Clearly, outline the objectives of your research. What are you aiming to achieve, and how does it contribute to the One Health goals?

5. Research Approach: Describe the methodology and approach used in your research, detailing the steps taken to address the problem.

6. Anticipated outcome: Highlight the expected outcomes of your study, specifically how they will contribute to improving the health of humans, animals, and plants within our shared ecosystem.

7. Call to action: End your poster with a compelling call to action, encouraging viewers to engage with your findings and consider their implications for One Health and global sustainability. Explain what makes your approach unique or novel compared with existing methods and how it advances the current understanding or practice in the field of One Health.

 

Note: As posters will be made public, it is your responsibility to ensure that there is no confidential information in your poster content.

 

For those eager to make a difference, we look forward to your creative and impactful submissions!

 

Selection processes:

1. 1. The first round of screening will be conducted by an international panel. Teams whose submissions meet content and format requirements will receive a “Certificate of Participation” co-issued by the FAO and the committee of 2nd Animal Disease and One Health Forum.

2. 2. Teams with outstanding submissions from the first round will advance to the second round, where their work will be showcased at the symposium. These teams will receive an Excellence Certificate.

3. 3. In the second round, expert reviewers will select the finalist teams. These teams will be invited to participate in a Turbo Talk session, either in person or online, where they will compete in a live presentation. Expert judges will score the presentations, and the winning teams will be awarded a Winner’s Certificate.

 

Participants from around the world are invited to register on the symposium website, and then upload your electronic posters via Poster Challenge page by October 26^th, 11:59 a.m. GMT+8. Please name the poster and form as author name before uploading it.

 

https://adoh2024.aconf.org/en-us/register.html

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The International Expert Review Panel

Dr Junxia Song Senior Animal Health Officer One Health Coordination and AMR Cluster Lead，FAO	Professor Arturo Anadón Complutense University of Madrid, Spain	Professor Lorne Babiuk University of Alberta, Canada	Professor Haihong Hao Huazhong Agricultural University, China
Professor Zhen F. Fu Editor-in-Chief of Animal Diseases World-renowned expert in rabies research	Professor Joanna Mckenzie Massey University, New Zealand	Professor Vish Nene International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya	Professor Bennie Osburn Emeritus Dean, the School of Veterinary Medicine, UC Davis, USA
Professor Jihui Ping Acting Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, China	Professor Wim H.M. Van Der Poel Wageningen University, Netherlands	Professor Yingjuan Qian Director, One Health Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, China	Professor Hongning Wang Dean of the School of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, China
Professor Xiaolong Zhou Vice Dean, School of Global Health, Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

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