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What seeds are in the seed vault?
The storage Ranging from unique varieties of major African and Asian food staples such as maize, rice, wheat, cowpea, and sorghum to European and South American varieties of eggplant, lettuce, barley, and potato. In fact, the Vault already holds the most diverse collection of food crop seeds in the world.
How many global seed vaults are there?
There are as many as 1,700 versions of the vault, called gene banks, all over the world. This global network collects, preserves and shares seeds to further agricultural research and develop new varieties.
Is the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway secure?
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault (Norwegian: Svalbard globale frøhvelv) is a secure backup facility for the world’s crop diversity on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen in the remote Arctic Svalbard archipelago. Norway and the Crop Trust pay for operational costs. Storing seeds in the vault is free to depositors.
Who owns global seed vault?
the Ministry of Agriculture and Food
The Seed Vault is owned and administered by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food on behalf of the Kingdom of Norway and is established as a service to the world community.
Who owns the Norway seed vault?
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). The Norwegian government entirely funded the Seed Vault’s approximately 45 million kr (US$8.8 million in 2008) construction cost.
Did Oreo build a doomsday vault in Norway?
The brand placed the vault in the permafrost in Svalbard, Norway—specifically at the coordinates 78°08’58.1”N, 16°01’59.7″E—near the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, known as the Doomsday Vault.
Where is the Oreo bunker?
Oreo built an ‘asteroid-proof doomsday vault’ for cookies as advertising takes a turn for the apocalyptic. Oreo created an asteroid-proof vault in Norway to store cookies and their recipe. The marketing stunt was inspired by the Global Seed Vault, which protects a record of biodiversity.