Pandemics Aren't Limited to People
How the world's most famous seed vault defends plants against their next big outbreak
Simran Sethi | The Counter
Banner photo: NordGen
In March, plant physiologist Stephanie Greene zipped herself into a padded snowsuit made to...
25 May 2020
25 May 2020
A Vault for Seeds
Tim Farin | KfW
While the world is talking of a crisis in international cooperation, the Crop Trust and its partners in countries around the world are creating a global system to secure our future food supply. To achieve this...
25 May 2020
25 May 2020
Is a Pandemic the Time to Think About Genebanks?
Reasons to consider seeds in the time of the coronavirus
By Luigi Guarino, Director or Science and Charlotte Lusty, Head of Programs and Genebank Platform Coordinator
Perhaps you think that the middle of a global pandemic is not...
25 Apr 2020
25 Apr 2020
The 'Doomsday' Seed Vault Protecting the World's Crops Amid Catastrophes Like Coronavirus
Luise Boyle | The Independent
Rising out of the snowy expanse on a remote archipelago halfway between Norway and the North Pole, sits a granite edifice topped by a glowing art installation that resembles the Northern Lights. This...
31 Mar 2020
31 Mar 2020
We Need Each Other, We Feed Each Other
Simran Sethi | Medium
Last week, the government of Norway, Crop Trust and Nordic Genetic Resource Centre — entities that jointly support the Svalbard Global Seed Vault — hosted a historic Seed Summit culminating in the largest...
9 Mar 2020
9 Mar 2020
Cherokee Nation to Preserve Culturally Important Seeds in Arctic Vault
7 February 2020 | The Guardian
The Cherokee Nation will bank beans, squash and corn, including some of the tribe's most sacred corn, in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, becoming the first US-based tribe to safeguard culturally...
21 Feb 2020
21 Feb 2020
"This is History in the Making."
8 February 2020 | CBS News
With its deposit to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault on 25 February 2020, the Cherokee Nation will become the first U.S. tribe to preserve culturally important seeds in the Seed Vault.
Included in the...
13 Feb 2020
13 Feb 2020
A Love for Lentils: How World Pulses Day Can Change the Way You Eat
Pulses have a long, rich history. The first evidence of pulses comes from 11,000 years ago in the Fertile Crescent, a region in the Middle East which was home to some of the earliest human civilizations. Today, hundreds of...
10 Feb 2020
10 Feb 2020
Menus of the Future Should be Difficult to Decipher
The global food system relies on just a fraction of foods. Just four crops - wheat, rice, maize and potato - provide 60 per cent of our calories. Relying on a limited amount of crops for our food is not only less nutritious but...
28 Jan 2020
28 Jan 2020