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  • From: Anders Skarlind <Anders.Skalman@telia.com>
  • To: Seed Keepers <seedkeepers@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Seed Keepers] Biodiversity 'doomsday vault' comes to life in Arctic
  • Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:00:25 +0100

After the big catastrophy, if it comes, who will be able to launch an expedition to the arctic to collect the seeds?
And if someone does this, will they be able to distribute those seeds wisely over a devastated planet? World society and world-wide transport systems may not work so well then.
And who will still know how to grow them?
I am one of the sceptics towards this project. It is a big-organisation big-scale project. But the best way to keep varieties alive is to grow them, and then of course keep some spare seed for long-term safety. And to do this locally, small-scale, independent of big society, which today may sell out to Monsanto at any time.
Cheers
Anders Skarlind, Sweden





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