The Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway holds millions of seeds from thousands of species of agricultural plants, but this ...
Two-thirds of the world’s food comes today from just nine plants: sugar cane, maize (corn), rice, wheat, potatoes, soybeans, ...
Studies suggest that plant species are going extinct at approximately 500 times the natural or background rate of extinction.
An Arctic seed vault on Norway’s Spitsbergen island has received new samples from the largest number of depositors since 2020 ...
"Gene banks are ramping up efforts to back-up seed collections, and we are proud to support them by providing a safe haven in Svalbard." The Svalbard vault, which was opened in 2008 as a backup ...
Two scientists who helped create an international seed vault received the World Food Prize last week in Des Moines, spotlighting the importance of seed banks, including one in northeast Iowa. The Seed ...
Often described as the Nobel of food and agriculture, the $500,000 prize this year shines a light on the role of seed banks ...
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