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18-Aug-21

Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurates world’s second-largest refurbished gene bank

Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurates world’s second-largest refurbished gene bank
The Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar has inaugurated the world’s second-largest National Gene Bank at the National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR), Pusa, New Delhi.The refurbished state-of-the-art National Gene Bank provides the facility for germplasm, to secure the heritage of seeds for years in minus 20 degrees Celsius temperature.
The new facility will help in the conservation of the diversity of indigenous crops in the country, as well as benefit the farmers by making them self-reliant and providing a source of increasing their income.
A National Gene Bank is a facility to preserve the seeds of Plant Genetic Resources (PGR) for future generations.

By: Neeraj Chauhan

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