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Many countries are smart to keep backups of earlier plant versions, just in case.\n","More than half the world’s countries have plant material stored away in genebanks. Yet, most people think only a few countries are capable of doing this.","Source: FAO","This number[1] comes from countries directly reporting how many samples of plant material they have stored in genebanks to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) for SDG indicator 2.5.1[2]. \n\nThere is potential for the number to be higher than 115, because this data only counts plant material stored in medium or long-term facilities and because not all countries report to the FAO each year. \nFor example, China is listed as having no plant accessions in their labs, even though the China National Genebank houses  “The Living Database of Animal and Plant Resources”[4].\n\nThis data does not take into account the quality or security of the genebanks and the level of risk of losing gene samples within the bank. \n\n[1]  [FAO SDG Progress Report 2023](https:\u002F\u002Fopenknowledge.fao.org\u002Fitems\u002Fbc1775eb-b738-470e-b56a-be47a7dee5d9)  \n[2]  [UNstats SDG indicator database - Indicator 2.5.1](https:\u002F\u002Funstats.un.org\u002Fsdgs\u002Findicators\u002Fdatabase\u002F?indicator=2.5.1)  \n[3]  [Genebank Standards for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture](http:\u002F\u002Fwww.fao.org\u002Fdocuments\u002Fcard\u002Fen\u002Fc\u002F7b79ee93-0f3c-5f58-9adc-5d4ef063f9c7\u002F)  \n[4]  [China National Genebank - The Living Database of Animal and Plant Resources](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cngb.org\u002Fbrc-pam.html)  \n[5]  [Explainer: What is a gene bank? Science News for Students](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.sciencenewsforstudents.org\u002Farticle\u002Fexplainer-what-gene-bank)","Many wrongly assume that only a few countries care for the future of the planet and that the rest are ignoring it. In reality, more than half the world’s countries have plant material stored in genebanks. \nHaving these genes preserved could prove vital to humans in the future as they can help to rebuild populations of rare species and increase genetic diversity to overcome events that might otherwise potentially wipe a species out. \n\n### Why is it a problem that people are wrong about this?\nAgricultural biodiversity is much better managed in most countries, than people realize. This indicates a widespread, disrespectful concept of “other people”, as if they are not understanding or taking responsibility for future food security.\n\n### Why are people wrong about this?\nPeople have lots of ideas about starvation and bad governance in other parts of the world, and they expect mismanagement to be wider spread than it is. But they probably haven't heard much about genebanks, and as it is news to them, they assume it’s very rare.\n\n### How can so many countries have genebanks?\nMost countries have become much richer during the past decades and a majority have strategic plans for future food security and biodiversity, which is managed by educated agronomists.\n\n### Can I trust the data?\nYes, even though the data is based on reports from countries, it is considered to be reliable. \n\n### Where can I learn more?\n-Learn [What agronomy is](https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAgronomy) \n-Learn [what genebanks are for](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.sciencenewsforstudents.org\u002Farticle\u002Fexplainer-what-gene)","Backup plants","The DNA evolves with every new generation of a plant. Many countries are smart to keep backups of earlier plant versions, just in case."]