Gene banks represent an overdue push to preserve crop biodiversity. It also needs conserving on farms.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/banking-against-doomsday
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/economist-london
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/crops
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiversity
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/seeds
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/colombia
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/costa-rica
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tajikistan
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/armenia
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/syria
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-states-america-us
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gmos
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/genebanks