The Svalbard Global Seed Vault

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault


Photographer Caroline Poiron tracks embryos of plant life from their origin on a farm in Hyderabad, India to the
Caroline Poiron / Light Mediation

Vetting
ICRISAT scientists select the seeds for shipment.

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