I just came across this interesting bit of news about something that took place in Tunisia this past weekend on the National Tree Day…
The establishment is equipped with refrigerated rooms capable of hosting 200,000 samples of genetic resources, notably seeds, tissues or pollens as well as research laboratories and scientific units specialised in collecting, conditioning, classifying and grafting tissues.
[Source: allAfrica]
Well that’s good news; with all the genetic engineering and chemicals being used in the agricultural world today, with everything looking better but losing its taste and uniqueness, it’s good that we’re thinking of saving some of our pure seeds to conserve them and extend their existence to future generations.