Svalbard Global Seed Vault Crosses Major Milestone – 1.4 Million Seed Samples Secured
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault opened its doors for the second time this year, adding over 15,000 new seed samples. Its collection has now surpassed 1.4 million seed samples, each stored as a safeguard for the future of food and humanity.
New Countries and a New Crop Mark FirstSeed Vault Deposit of 2026
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault opened for its first deposit event of 2026 in February week 9. Seeds from two new countries, Guatemala and Niger, were deposited for the first time, and the Seed Vault received its first-ever deposit of olive seeds. In total, 8,880 seed samples from 12 depositors arrived for long-term safeguarding in…