the svalbard global seed vault opened on february 26, 2008.
the svalbard global seed vault opened on february 26, 2008.
when did the svalbard global seed vault open?
february 26, 2008
in december 2007, seed savers exchange made an inaugural deposit of nearly 500 varieties to the svalbard global seed vault that opened on february 26, 2008 in svalbard, norway. it was the only citizen-led group in the united states to contribute to the svalbard global seed vault for opening day. sse also has seeds at the national center for genetic resources preservation located in fort collins, colorado, usa.









































sse is involved in a seed donation program for schools and community gardens.









































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bullet::::- community gardening in the united states









































bullet::::- heirloom plant









































bullet::::- orthodox seed









































bullet::::- recalcitrant seed
seed savers exchange
the svalbard global seed vault () is a secure seed bank on the norwegian island of spitsbergen, near longyearbyen, in the remote arctic svalbard archipelago, approximately from the north pole. conservationist cary fowler, in association with the consultative group on international agricultural research (cgiar), started the vault to preserve a wide variety of plant seeds that are duplicate samples, or "spare" copies, of seeds held in gene banks worldwide. the seed vault is an attempt to ensure against the loss of seeds in other genebanks during large-scale regional or global crises. the seed vault is managed under terms spelled out in a tripartite agreement among the norwegian government, the crop trust, and the nordic genetic resource center (nordgen).
svalbard global seed vault