Desterio Nyamongo, director of the Genetic Resources Research Institute, inspects indigenous seed varieties at a seed bank in Kiambu, Kenya, Nov. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

A lab technician holds indigenous seed at the Genetic Resources Research Institute seed bank in Kiambu, Kenya, Nov. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

A Lab technician works on seed viability at the Genetic Resources Research Institute seed bank in Kiambu, Kenya, Nov. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

A Lab technician works on seed viability at the Genetic Resources Research Institute seed bank in Kiambu, Kenya, Nov. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

A Lab technician works on seed viability at the Genetic Resources Research Institute seed bank in Kiambu, Kenya, Nov. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Desterio Nyamongo, director of the Genetic Resources Research Institute, shows collected seeds stored in refrigerators at a seed bank in Kiambu, Kenya, Nov. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

A lab technician holds indigenous seeds at the Genetic Resources Research Institute seed bank in Kiambu, Kenya, Nov. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

A view of Genetic Resources Research Institute in Kiambu, Kenya, Nov. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

A lab technician holds a jar with indigenous seed at the Genetic Resources Research Institute seed bank in Kiambu, Kenya, Nov. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)