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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Mariam Amini

More than 100,000 African seeds put in Svalbard vault for safekeeping

Someone carries a box containing seeds into the vault
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault receiving the seeds. Photograph: Azzura Lalani/Cifor-Icraf

More than 100,000 seeds from across Africa have been deposited in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, the world’s repository for specimens intended to preserve crop diversity in the event of disaster.

Among the latest additions are seeds critical to building climate resilience, such as the tree Faidherbia albida, which turns nitrogen into ammonia and nitrates, and Cordia africana, the Sudan teak, a tree renowned for its strength and durability.

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