The story, recounted in the botanic garden's records, tells how she asked teachers to distribute seeds to children in poor sections of the city.

To reproduce they distribute seeds all around, but they also spread roots from which offshoots can grow.

In this period, planes were used to distribute seeds over certain inaccessible mountains in Honolulu after forest fires.

Importantly they also distribute seeds to other key locations around the world, do germination tests on each species every 10 years, and other important research.

So now we have to distribute seeds for planting.

Mr. Ibrahim said there was no point in distributing seeds if the farmers did not have the energy to plant.

Western donors are distributing some medicines, seeds and tools, but three-quarters of the population still has no access to basic health care.

Up to 70 different fruit species are dispersed by lizard-eating birds, which distribute seeds across the islands in their droppings.

They may also eat animal feed and distribute seeds through their droppings.

Sax was distributing seeds in the ground, the hard little nuts pushed just under the surface of the sand flooring the chasm.