From peas to barley – Czechia adds 150 new seed samples to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault

Name: From peas to barley – Czechia adds 150 new seed samples to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault
Uploaded: 2025-10-24T08:57:13+00:00
Channel: Martin Hladík
Description: Czechia has sent new seed samples to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, adding to the 1,973 Czech samples already stored there. The seeds serve as a backup in case the country ever loses its own reserves. The Czech Gene Bank at the National Agricultural and Food Research Centre sent 150 new seed samples to the

Photo: Eva Kézrová, Czech Radio

Czechia has sent new seed samples to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, adding to the 1,973 Czech samples already stored there. The seeds serve as a backup in case the country ever loses its own reserves.

The Czech Gene Bank at the National Agricultural and Food Research Centre sent 150 new seed samples to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.

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Author: Hannah Vaughan, Eva Kézrová