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US Congress Approves Contribution of USD 60 Million to Crop Trust WASHINGTON, DC (July 24, 2007)—The House Agriculture Committee unanimously adopted an amendment to the 2007 Farm Bill (H.R. 2419) to…

Engineers Begin Critical "Cooling Down" of Arctic Seed Vault LONGYEARBYEN, NORWAY (16 NOVEMBER 2007)—Refrigeration units began pumping chilly air deep into an Arctic mountain cavern today, launching…

Arctic Seed Vault Opens Doors for 100 Million Seeds Longyearbyen, Norway (26 February 2008) The first seeds will be placed in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault at an opening ceremony on Tuesday, 26…

History's Biggest Biological Rescue to Save 100,000 Crop Varieties Rome, Italy (15 February 2009)—Only two years after launching an ambitious effort to save endangered crop species, the Global…

One-Year Anniversary of Seed Vault LONGYEARBYEN, NORWAY (26 February 2009)—Four tons of seeds - almost 90,000 samples of hundreds of crop species - from food crop collections maintained by Canada,…

New Grant Award System Announced ROME, ITALY (22 May 2009)—The Global Crop Diversity Trust announced today numerous new grant awards to support scientists to explore the millions of seed samples…

Crop Trust Enters into Long-term Grant Agreement with SPC ROME, ITALY (June 4, 2009) - The Global Crop Diversity Trust recently entered into a grant agreement with the Secretariat of the Pacific…

Food Security Experts Warn of Global Hunger from Climate Change ROME, ITALY (18 November 2009)—Alarmed by a substantial oversight in the global climate talks leading up to the United Nations Climate…

Arctic Seed Vault Inventory Passes Half-Million LONGYEARBYEN, NORWAY (11 March 2010)—Days after celebrating its second anniversary, the Svalbard “Doomsday” Global Seed Vault is receiving this week…

Red Hot Chili Peppers Arrive in Svalbard Global Seed Vault LONGYEARBYEN, NORWAY (11 July 2010)—A new collection of some of North America’s hottest foods—an eclectic range of New World chili…