More bad news from Thailand. After the worst floods in 50 years, the Chai Nat Research Centre has been under water for the past couple of months. That’s where a lot of the germplasm multiplication and regeneration work is done. In fact, it seems there were newly harvested seeds ready for storage when the floods came. Should any seeds make it to the national genebank at Pathum Thani near Bangkok, however, they would not be all that safe either. The area is under threat as the floodwaters makes their way south. That’s why the recommendation is for safety duplication of all accessions, preferably on another continent. And of course at Svalbard. Stay tuned for news as we get it. And very best of luck to all at the genebank.