Meet Bent Skovmand

Champion of international seed banks.
Breeder of revolutionary new grain varieties.
Lifelong fighter against world hunger.

He insisted on keeping precious plant genetic resources
free and accessible to farmers and breeders everywhere.

“A must-read for everybody who is concerned about the future availability of food.”
Per Pinstrup-Andersen,
H.E. Babcock Professor of Food, Nutrition and Public Policy,
Cornell University; Winner of the World Food Prize

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Introducing The Viking in the Wheat Field
A Scientist's Struggle to Preserve the World's Harvest