en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Svalbard Global Seed Vault opened its doors for the second time this year, adding over 15,000 new seed samples, bringing its total collection to over 1.4 million.

The June deposit marked the 70th deposit since the seed vault opened in 2008, bringing the total number of preserved seed samples to 1,401,285. A total of 15,387 seed samples from 11 gene banks were deposited in the facility for long-term protection.

The number of samples deposited this time is nearly double that of the February deposit, showcasing the rich diversity of global crops. Thousands of seed samples from gene banks in the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia are now stored on shelves in the facility deep in the Arctic.

Burkina Faso and Niger joined as depositing countries for the first time, supported by the Benefit Sharing Fund of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (Plant Treaty), highlighting the seed vault's role as a global safety net for agricultural biodiversity.

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