"We were established as a conservation unit, but these are unusual times with climate change, so we've had to diversify our work to respond to needs," says Desterio Nyamongo, the director of the Genetic Resources Research Institute.
Matthew Heaton, the project manager for Crop Trust's Seeds for Resilience programme, states: "National gene banks can be overshadowed by larger international ones, but they are best positioned to quickly improve local resilience and nutrition because their collections are adapted to local needs and growing conditions."
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