reporter: this damaris odeny.lant geneticist at the international crops research institute for the semi-arid tropics. the more differenteeds we plant, the higher the chances of finding the ones that can adapt to extreme weather. for example, in just one region in southeast india, scientists discovered almost 400 varieties of neglected crop species. among them were six traditional local rice varieties that deal better with drought, salty soils. and flooding stress compared to commercial alternatives. luckily, even wh traditional seeds are gone from fields, they are not always “gone,” gone. luwe have them in places like these. more than 1700 seed banks around the world store the untapped potential of traditional seeds. probably the most famous seed bank, or at least the coolest looking one, is this one in norway. it stores over a million seed samples from across the world. and the chilly permafrost conditions make sure these little fellas are preserved for centuries. the system works like a bank. the depositor owns