‘Doomsday’ seed vault comes to Syria’s rescue

Al Jazeera English 2016-05-08

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The Global Seed Vault on the Arctic island of Svalbard contains samples of nearly every crop on the planet.

Norway opened it in 2008. It's designed to protect foods like rice and corn, from disasters.
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