Svalbard Global Seed Vault evokes epic imagery and controversy because of the symbolic value of seeds

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Nov 4, 2024, 2:40 pm3.6k ptsTrendingInsanely GreatTop
Two-thirds of the world's food comes today from just nine plants: sugar cane, maize (corn), rice, wheat, potatoes, soybeans, oil-palm fruit, sugar beet and cassava. In the past, farmers grew tens of thousands of crop varieties around the world. This biodiversity protected agriculture from crop losses caused by…

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