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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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GENBIS
Are you a researcher, plant breeder or do you need seeds from the Nordic seed collection in your profession in another way? Then you're welcome to place your order in the database for the Nordic and Baltic genebanks, GENBIS.
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Status report of Nordic breeds
This report presents the status of all Nordic native breeds and offers the first comprehensive overview of the 40-year journey in official Nordic collaboration for conservation Nordic farm animal genetic resources (AnGR).
News
New NordGen Executive Director takes office in March
Lene Krøl Andersen will take office as the new Executive Director of the Nordic Genetic Resource Centre (NordGen) on March 15, 2025. The new director, who has a strong management profile in the world of science, has a vision of strengthening NordGen as a leading centre for genetic diversity in agriculture, forestry and livestock. Her role involves building upon NordGen’s already strong position as a genebank and knowledge centre for genetic resources.
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| Forest
The annual forest scholarship from NordGen and SNS is now open for applications
Read the article| Plants, Farm animals, Forest
Faroe Islands Granted Full Membership on NordGen Board
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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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