Uruguay sent wheat and barley genetics to the vault at the end of the world

The Uruguayan government, through the National Institute for Agricultural Research (INIA), took a historic step by making the first shipment of seeds, with genetics selected for conservation, to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway. The island of Svalbard, where the largest vault in the world is located, belongs to the Norwegian government, and is located in the Arctic Ocean. There, the diversity of crop seeds on the planet is preserved. See also La Niña will affect Argentina and Uruguay more than Brazil and Paraguay The Institute's objective with this shipment was to ensure a backup of varieties of productive and humanitarian interest, in an environment that, due to its natural characteristics, provides the best conservation conditions for more than 50 years. The genetics of wheat and barley were sent from the experimental station of La Estanzuela to be conserved in Svalbard. SEEDS This first endorsement sent from Uruguay is made up of 1,892 samples of wheat and barley seeds ...