Bridgetown, Barbados, July 27, 2015 – Caribbean (CARIFORUM) resident are invited to submit creative ideas in a logo competition launched by the Caribbean Agricultural Health and Food Safety Agency (CAHFSA).

The agency is desirous of having a logo design that reflects its goals and objectives plus serve as an effective corporate identity.

The competition, which is funded under the 10th European Development Fund (EDF) Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary (SPS) Project, is open to residents of all CARIFORUM Member States.

Chief executive officer of CAHFSA, Simeon Collins, said the winning logo will appear on the agency’s letterheads, business cards, website, etc.

“The logo is the very first thing a reader will notice, even before reading text, so we want it to create a brand identity for the institution to inspire trust, recognition and admiration for the agency,” he said.

The logo should utilize the colours of  – dark blue, light blue, green and yellow; be creative, original and not previously published; must not include any material (photograph, icon, symbol, etc.) that is copyright protected; must reproduce well in electronic and print media; must remain legible when the size is reduced; and must be visually effective in both colour and grayscale.

Electronic and hard copy entries (size 8 ½” x 11”), along with completed entry forms, should be submitted by 4:30 p.m. ECT on Monday, August 17, 2015 to, cahfsalogocompetition@gmail.com or the office of Inter-American Institute For Cooperation On Agriculture (IICA) in Barbados, 3rd Floor Baobab Tower, Warrens, St. Michael, Barbados.

The individual who submits the winning entry will receive a certificate, an invitation to the official logo launch with complimentary airfare and accommodations, artistic credit for their design, and the opportunity to be featured on the CAHFSA website.

Entry forms and full details of competition rules and guidelines are available at: www.Caricom.org