A Global system at work:
Genebanks link across continents to protect seed collections
A new shipment of 1,100 seed samples has arrived at the World Vegetable Center (WorldVeg) genebank in Taiwan after an approximately 12,000 km journey from Costa Rica. The shipment, sent by the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE, by its Spanish acronym), contains back-up copies of seeds held in the organization’s genebank, with […]