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June 2025: Seed samples of cultural iconic plants from Korea, the Netherlands, and Benin are sent to the Seed Vault among seeds from 11 other countries
Sudan making its first deposit amid the country’s ongoing civil war
Photo: Svalbard Global Seed Vault
October 2024: Arrival of more than 30,000 new seeds – A continuation of global efforts to conserve diversity in the face of escalating climate change, conflict and other crises
Svalbard Global Seed Vault – Theme for World Food Prize 2024
February 2024: Norwegian Minister of Agriculture and Food welcomes the largest number of new gene banks depositing seeds to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault since its opening in 2008
Welcome to the new seedvault.no
Photo: The Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Food