Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations  

International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

The national gene bank: safeguarding tomorrow's biodiversity

Humanity's future depends on the diversity of the species living on our planet, as they provide present and future generations with a food source and a healthy environment. In Switzerland, many varieties of plants are stored in the national gene bank maintained by Agroscope, the Swiss centre of excellence for agricultural research.
ThemeTechnical Resources
SubjectSeed system
PublisherHouse of Switzerland
Publication year2020
RegionsEurope
LanguagesEnglish
Resource typePublications
Resource linkhttps://houseofswitzerland.org/swissstories/environment/national-gene-bank-safeguarding-tomorrows-biodiversity
KeywordsRole of genebanks; Agricultural biodiversity; Seed management