Ireland sows seeds of diversity and prosperity with global vault deposit

AN official deposit of Irish agriculture seeds to the recently opened Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway was made yesterday.

The vault, constructed in permafrost conditions inside a mountain on a remote Norwegian island, is designed to store duplicates of seeds from collections around the globe.

It will help to ensure the genetic diversity of the world’s food crops is preserved for future generations and is seen as an important contribution toward the reduction of hunger and poverty in developing countries.