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National Center for Genetic Resources and Biotechnology (NACGRAB)

Location Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria Parent Organization National Center for Genetic Resources and Biotechnology (NACGRAB) Overview The National Genebank of Nigeria, established under the

Architectural Plan of Seed Vault Revealed

Architectural Plan of Seed Vault Revealed OSLO, NORWAY (9 February 2007)—The Norwegian government has revealed the architectural design for the Svalbard International Seed Vault, to be carved deep

From a Childhood in the Himalayas to Addressing Global Food Security: Shivali Sharma

From a Childhood in the Himalayas to Addressing Global Food Security: Shivali Sharma This is part of a weekly series in honor of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science featuring

The President of Ghana Speaks at the Seed Summit

The President of Ghana Speaks at the Seed Summit On 25 February 2020, the largest deposit since the Seed Vault's opening in 2008 (in terms of the number of institutions to send seeds at one time)

Cherokee Nation to Preserve Culturally Important Seeds in Arctic Vault

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

October 11, 2015. Different varieties of Maize are displayed at a stand in Texcoco, Mexico. Photo Credit: Juan Arredondo/Reportage by Getty Images for The Global Crop Diversity Trust.

These Rare Seeds Escaped Syria's War—to Help Feed the World

Conflict forced scientists to abandon a gene bank, but not before duplicating their last remnants of essential crops in the Svalbard vault on a remote Arctic island.

A box with seeds from ICARDA's Syrian genebank in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. Photo: Luis Salazar/Crop Trust.

2019 Annual Report

2019 Annual Report Letter from the Executive Director "The importance of the global family of genebanks as fail-safes for our planet’s future food supply has never been so apparent." Recently,

Reuters: Svalbard’s doomsday vault gets record batch of global crop seeds

Reuters: Svalbard’s doomsday vault gets record batch of global crop seeds Terje Solsvik reports on the recent deposit to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault for Reuters: A frozen Arctic vault built

Launch of Svalbard’s 100-Year Seed Experiment

Launch of Svalbard’s 100-Year Seed Experiment Safeguarding the foundation of our food system for future generations. Svalbard Global Seed Vault, Norway (27 August 2020) - A unique 100-year

Photo: Svalbard Global Seed Vault/Riccardo Gangale

An International Rescue Mission from Syria to Svalbard

An International Rescue Mission from Syria to Svalbard When war broke out in Syria in 2011, the future of one of the world’s most important seed collections was put at risk. What followed was an

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The Crop Diversity Digest

From cutting-edge research to work saving seeds in communities, even our small actions can have a big impact on saving crop diversity and putting it to good use. Read the latest news highlighting these efforts and more.