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Fuad Gaši, coordinator of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault: ‘We have more than 1.4 million samples and the door is only opened three times a year’
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Fuad Gaši, coordinator of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault: ‘We have more than 1.4 million samples and the door is only opened three times a year’

I find Fuad Gaši’s journey truly inspiring! From a refugee to leading the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, he now oversees a treasure trove of over 1.4 million seed samples stored deep in the Arctic. The vault, often called the 'Noah’s Ark of Seeds,' is only opened three times a year, which shows how precious and secure these samples are. Fuad’s passion for preserving crop diversity shines through as he highlights the vault’s role in protecting our food future against climate change. And here’s the thing: this seed bank is not just about storage, but about hope and resilience for generations to come.
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