Sudan, a country with Egyptian border in Northeast Africa, has decided to send crop samples to “Doomsde” vault in Norwegian Island in a remote. These genetic samples consists of seeds of food crops. But why is Sudan doing this?
Swalbard Global Seed Vault, often referred to as “dumsde”, is deeply located inside a mountain where man -made caves are carved. Here, food crop seeds are stored from around the planet and their genetic codes are preserved for a possible apocalypse.
This vault is designed to withstand a wide range of disasters, both natural and man -made – floods, icy storms and volcanoes to global warming, war and nuclear disasters. It was launched in the year 2008 and has since been served as the Jean Bank of the planet. It also includes genetic codes of thousands of crops and plant species.
Swalbard Global Seed Vault, known as “Doomsde” vault, is located in the Arctic region of the remote.
Serious condition in Sudan
While an apocalypse incident has not yet happened yet, the world has seen a constant struggle or war in a part or any other in Sudan.
Unlike war in Gaza or one in Ukraine, Sudan is not spoken as prominently about civil war, but the country is in critical condition. The unrest broke in April 2023, when the Sudani Army and the country’s rapid support forces – a paramilitary groups clashed against each other.
So far, tens of thousands of people have lost their lives in the war in Sudan. According to a BBC report, it is estimated that by May 2024, the count of death in Sudan’s latest Civil War had crossed 150,000 – more than wars in Ukraine and Gaza.
In Khartum, the capital of Sudan alone, it is estimated that more than 61,000 people have died by October 2024. Hundreds of thousands have been injured and over 12 million people have been displaced and become homeless.
More than half of Sudan’s population – about 50 million – sinks in hunger and severe malnutrition. Many places of war-hit nation are dealing with famine.
Not only people, but also plants and animals are giving flaws, and preserving the genetic codes of local crops in the region has become a requirement. “These seeds represent hope in Sudan,” the director of Sudan’s agricultural plant genetic resource protection and research center said in a statement.
Sudan is collecting samples of 15 species of crops, with many varieties of sorbet – a plant that is important for both the country’s food security and its cultural heritage.
Apart from Sudan, crop samples of many other countries are also being deposited for the purpose of conservation. These include seeds from Nordic tree species from Sweden and rice from Thailand.
Overall, 14,022 new samples have been deposited.
Protected by Parmafrost, “Doomsde” vault has received samples from all over the world since its establishment. It has played a major role between 2015 and 2019 in the reconstruction of damaged seed collections during the war in Syria. Stephen Shamitz, Executive Director of the Crop Trust, said in a statement, “The seeds deposited this week represents not only biodiversity, but also represent the knowledge, culture and flexibility of the communities that carry them forward. “
(Input from Reuters)
