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Seed bank
A seed bank is a human-curated repository of seeds designed to preserve genetic diversity under controlled conditions. Seeds are stored under cold and dry conditions.
The main purposes of a seed bank can be: ensuring food security, adapting to climate change, safeguarding biodiversity, protecting nutritional security, reducing poverty, and ensuring sustainable agriculture.
One of the most famous seed banks in the Global Seed Vault.
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