human diet from climate change." Germplasm collection A collection of vegetable germplasm is kept at the World Vegetable Center, which is considered to have the largest and most diverse collection in the world. The collection itself contains more than 60,000 accessions of 442 different species collected from 156 countries. AVGRIS, the WorldVeg Vegetable Genetic Resources Information System, provides access to all the Center's data associated with germplasm conservation and management, from registration, characterization, evaluation, and seed inventory to seed distribution. A backup selection of the Center's germplasm collection is held at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway with the goal of a backup for the entire collection being in place by 2025. See also Food and Agriculture Organization References External links World Vegetable Center African Seed Trade Association (AFSTA) International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS) Vegetables 1971 establishments in Taiwan Agricultural research institutes in Taiwan Companies based in Tainan Food science institutes Research institutes established in 1971 Vegetable research institutes