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Uzbekistan contributes to the global seed vault
January 2026
Source: Agricultural newsletter of Central Asia December 2025
Uzbekistan has deposited more than 20 traditional crop varieties into the Global Seed Vault, the world’s most secure seed storage facility, located in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard.
The collection includes native melons, watermelons, tomatoes, peppers, onions, carrots, eggplants and the culturally and agriculturally significant “Qayroqtosh” wheat.
The effort, coordinated with FAO and Nordic Genetic Resource Center (NordGen), strengthens Uzbekistan’s national gene pool and contributes to the largest secure backup of plant biodiversity - now over 1.1 million samples from around the world stored in Arctic permafrost.
More news from: Netherlands, Ministry of Agriculture
Website: http://www.minlnv.nl Published: January 21, 2026 |
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