The #seed bank that escaped #Syria’s war.
ICARDA's gene bank was originally headquartered in #Aleppo.
It became a casualty of the Syrian #war and was forced to close in 2012.
The center has established a temporary headquarter in Beirut, #Lebanon.
➡️ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/apr/15/seed-banks-the-last-line-of-defense-against-a-threatening-global-food-crisis