Thanks to the collaboration of national and international genebanks and plant breeders, the Global Information System (GLIS) of the International Treaty on PGRFA now...

The co-chairs of the UN Secretary-General’s Group of Advocates for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – Prime Minister Erna Solberg of Norway and President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana – held a “Seed Summit” and marked the deposit of additional stock into...

This brief video highlights the importance of securing seeds and draws a direct connection between the...

Svalbard, Norway, 25 February 2020 – Prime Minister Erna Solberg of Norway, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufu-Addo of Ghana, SDG Advocates, Norwegian Minister of Agriculture and Food, Olaug Vervik Bollestad, seedbank curators and international dignitaries witnessed the largest-ever international deposit...

International Treaty Secretary Kent Nnadozie talks on TV5Monde about the importance of the Global Seed Vault located in the Arctic and explains the relationship between the FAO International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and the Svalbard...