agri-Culture

Ep 007 Dr. Cary Fowler

April 29, 2019 Dr. Cary Fowler Season 1 Episode 7
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Ep 007 Dr. Cary Fowler
Show Notes

We had the great pleasure to interview Dr. Cary Fowler at his Over the River Farm in upstate New York. Dr. Fowler is perhaps best known as the "father" of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, described by former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon as an "inspirational symbol of peace and food security for the entire humanity." The Seed Vault provides ultimate security for more than 850,000 unique crop varieties, the raw material for all future plant breeding and crop improvement efforts. He proposed the creation of this Arctic facility to Norway, headed the international committee that developed the plan for its establishment, and now chairs the international council that oversees its operations. He was gracious enough to spend the day with us and discuss his farm, heritage breed animals, biodiversity and of course seeds.

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