Norway: Svalbard Global Seed Vault receives over 30,000 new samples amid climate change impact fears
Norway seed vault
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault of Norway has recorded the highest number of new seed samples since 2020. According to the faculty, the increase in number is due to the fear of the impact of climate change on food security. Established in 2008, the vault is situated deep inside a mountain to protect the genetic code of over a thousand plant species from natural disasters.
It is safeguarded by permafrost and receives multiple samples from various countries. The seed vault played a major role in restoring the seed collections between 2015 to 2019, which got damaged during the war in Syria.
Reuters cited the Executive Director of the Crop Trust, Stefan Schmitz as saying, "Climate change and conflict threaten infrastructure and impact food security for over 700 million people in more than 75 countries worldwide.”
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Bolivia made a notable contribution to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. With the help of 125 farmers and their families from local communities, the 400-year-old Universidad Mayor Real y Pontificia de San Francisco Xavier de Chuquisaca made the first Bolivian contribution.
The representative from Biodiversity for Opportunities, Livelihoods, and Development in Bolivia, financially supported by Norway, stressed the importance of saving crops and protecting our culture.
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This time, a new contributor, Chad, has deposited a significant number of 1,145 seed samples. It includes rice, sorghum, sesame, and maize. All these samples are adjustable to the climatic conditions of Norway, essential for the development of crops that can resist rainfall and temperature changes.
A huge number of 30,000 new samples have been received from 21 countries. These samples also include the deposits made by Agricultural Work Committees in the occupied Palestinian regions. They have deposited seed samples of herbs, vegetables and legumes.
The aim of the vault is to protect the seed samples. Therefore, to ensure proper safety and conservation, the vault opens its chambers only twice or thrice a year.
(With inputs from agencies)
