The vault's remote location in the Arctic Circle means there is very little need for human intervention. More than 20,000 crops from more than 100 nations have arrived at a "Doomsday vault" in the Arctic Circle.The latest delivery coincides with the sixth anniversary of the frozen depository in Svalbard, which now houses more than 800,000 samples.
The shipment includes the first offering from Japan, where collections were threatened by the devastating earthquake and tsunami in 2011.The facility is designed to withstand all natural and human disasters. Deep inside a mountain on a remote island in the Svalbard archipelago - located halfway between mainland Norway and the North Pole - the vault, which cost US $7m and took 12 months to build, offers permanent protection for the world's food crops, say its operators.
The thick rock ensure that, even in the case of a power cut, the seed samples will remain frozen. "The vault can therefore be considered the ultimate insurance policy for the world's food supply," it adds."It will secure, for centuries, millions of seeds representing every important crop variety available in the world today."
The Japanese barley samples were provided by the Barley Germplasm Center at Okayama University. Prof Kazuhiro Sato from the university's Institute of Plant Science and Resources said experts became concerned about the long-term safety of the national collection following the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that caused widespread devastation.
"If something bad happened to our gene bank, these resources could be damaged permanently," he said. "Barley is very important not just for Japan but for the food security of the world - we have varieties that are productive even in dry conditions and in saline soil." Look forward to getting this strong barley seeds from Japan soon in the Arctic Circle.
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