22 Feb 2021 --- Watermelon, strawberry and pumpkin seeds have been sent to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault – a facility situated on a barren archipelago between mainland Norway and the North Pole – for long-term safekeeping. The first deposits of 2021 coincide with the Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) International Year of Fruits and Vegetables. This deposit includes the seeds of many other crops from genebanks in Africa, Europe and South Asia.
