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The Nordic genebank and knowledge center for genetic resources.
We safeguard the Nordic genetic resources and facilitate the sustainable use for agriculture, horticulture and forestry, for current and future generations.
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Svalbard Global Seed Vault
NordGen is responsible for the contact with genebanks worldwide interested in depositing duplicates of their seed collections to Svalbard Global Seed Vault. We also handle all the seeds that are sent here for safekeeping.
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NordGen at COP17 in Armenia
Join us in the Nordic Pavilion on 27 and 28 October for three events addressing how genetic resources can increase food security and agricultural resilience.
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New funding opportunity!
The Nordic Public Private Partnership on Pre-breeding (PPP) invites applications for collaborative plant pre-breeding projects, that focus on preparedness, resilience and sustainable Nordic crop production utilizing diverse plant genetic resources.
News
Award for Nordic research collaboration supporting the conservation of native horse breeds
Did you know that 13 of the 14 Nordic horse breeds are vulnerable or endangered? The award winning project "Genomic mapping as a tool for sustainable breeding in native Nordic horse breeds" is helping change that.
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The future of food security begins with plant breeding
Read the articleUkraine safeguards seeds at Svalbard Global Seed Vault for the first time since the outbreak of the war
Read the articleFrom the genebank to the dinner table: A journey through research, breeding and conservation
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Our projects
NordGen participate in several different projects focusing on genetic resources in the Nordic region. Our project partners can be found throughout the Nordics and Baltics but also in the rest of the world.
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