Iraq and Uruguay deposit crop seeds at Arctic doomsday vault

It's the first time the two nations have sent seeds to the Svalbard vault.

By Terje Solsvik, Reuters October 12, 2022
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OSLO — An Arctic vault built to preserve the world’s crop seeds from war, disease and other catastrophes will receive new deposits on Wednesday, including for the first time from Iraq and Uruguay, Norway’s Ministry of Agriculture and Food said.

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