#FoodIntelligence
Against the backdrop of the spreading fear about a global Covid pandemic, an event has slipped largely under the radar at a spot so removed from the rest of the world that most are unaware of its existence. The Svalbard “Doomsday” Seed Vault on Spitsbergen
Against the backdrop of the spreading fear about a global Covid pandemic, an event has slipped largely under the radar at a spot so removed from the rest of the world that most are unaware of its existence. The Svalbard “Doomsday” Seed Vault on Spitsbergen
Island north of the Arctic Circle just received an additional major shipment of plant variety seeds for its special storage. What makes this entire seed bank enterprise suspicious at the very least is the list of financial sponsors behind the global project. #FoodIntelligence
It has an impressive list of financial sponsors which it calls the Donors’ Council. Among the most eye-catching they name Bayer Crop Science, which now incorporates Monsanto; DuPont Pioneer Hi-Bred; Syngenta AG, now owned by ChemChina.
PDF->cornucopia.org/wp-content/upl…
PDF->cornucopia.org/wp-content/upl…
Crop Trust Donors include the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the major donor to initiate the Trust in 2004 with the FAO, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, and CGIAR, acting through Bioversity International.
inititive.substack.com/p/harvest-of-d…
inititive.substack.com/p/harvest-of-d…
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
