Such infrequency is intentional. The Svalbard Global Seed Vault preserves more than 1.3 million samples in what is the world’s most secure stash of seeds. Far above the Arctic Circle ...

Should disaster strike - whether that's by war, an accident, or a natural disaster - the Seed Vault could provide survivors with access to every important crop variety in the world today.

Gene banks are like a survivalist cache: our nation’s safeguard against all future challenges to growing the food we need.

To combat this issue, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault opened its doors back in 2008, as the 'ultimate insurance policy for the world's food supply'. According to Crop Trust, the Seed Vault is in ...

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In an unexpected twist to food preservation strategies, Oreo has established a 'doomsday' vault to safeguard its cherished cookie recipe and stockpile. This audacious move, reported to be located in ...

These contributions to the Arctic's Svalbard Global Seed Vault include resilient varieties like the Ghaf tree, the national ...

Sudan's diverse crops and agricultural heritage are at risk of being lost. The ongoing conflict in Sudan is claiming lives ...

The latest deposit includes vital crop varieties from around the world. "The seed vault is about our world's food security. It is fantastic to be here to receive new seeds to the Svalbard Global ...

Located on an island above the Arctic Circle, between Norway and the North Pole, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault plays a critical role in preserving the world’s agricultural heritage. These seeds ...

CEO the The Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry said. The vault is on Svalbard in the Arctic (Picture: Azzura Lalani/CIFOR-ICRAF/Cover Images) Seeds of the Baobab ...