The Norwegian government released news on the 14th that more than 16,000 seed samples from 21 gene banks around the world were recently stored in the Svalbard Global Seed Bank in northern Norway to protect the genetic diversity of global crops and help food security. The Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Food said that the seed storage event was held on the 13th. Participating institutions include agricultural research institutes from many countries and international gene banks. Among them, 6 gene banks under the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research have stored a total of 8,917 seed samples, covering crops such as wheat, corn, and rice. The Italian Commission for Agricultural Research and Economics participated for the first time to deposit seed samples including traditional varieties of wheat and rice. Furthermore, Ukraine stocks 773 seed samples, including crop varieties such as buckwheat, to protect its agricultural genetic resources.

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