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Cary Fowler
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Dubbed “The World’s Seed Banker,” Fowler is former executive director of the Global Crop Diversity Trust and largely responsible for making the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway a reality, which is designed to hold 4.5 million seeds to preserve the world's crop diversity.Currently a member of the Rhodes College Board of Trustees, Fowler has traveled the world educating the public about crops facing new threats from disease and changing climates. His journey is a personal and passionate one to solve a global crisis.
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This document was received from the Communications Office in 2013. Uploaded by Archives RSA Emily Jordan, class of 2015, in 2014.