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Doomsday seed vault reaches 1 million crop varieties
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway received 76 000 seed batches from 22 countries marking its 10th anniversary. Officials stress seeds are not for germination now but serve as living insurance against crop loss from disease, climate change, or disasters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Svalbard
Arctic Circle
Norway
Spitsbergen
Norwegian
Ministry of Agriculture
The
Crop Trust
United States
Jon Georg Dale
Global Crop Diversity Trust
Dyveke Sanne
Fowler
Mari Terre