Svalbard Global Seed Vault Sample Seed Packets

Examples Svalbard Global Seed Vault sample seed packets for UK crops: potatoes, peas, cabbage, kale, fava beans, cucumber, onion, lettuce. To note, these have not been withdrawn from the Vault.

Deep inside a mountain on a remote Arctic island in Norway lies the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. Over 1.2 million seed samples have been collected from national seed banks all over the world and are now stored in the vault. Its purpose is to protect our food supply from future threats such as climate change and conflict.