On February 26 (last Tuesday) the Norwegian government opened the "Doomsday Vault", with a ceremony led by the prime minister and Wangari Maathai, placing the first seeds inside. Read this
and this. The intent is to maintain crop diversity in the future. Which is something that Monsanto, et al., are working very hard to destroy right now.
And, as an interesting read into the politics of the vault, read this new article from Keya Acharya...
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