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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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Read our publications!
Reports, manuals, conservation plans and scientific articles. Here you will find all publications published by NordGen, or texts that are authored or co-authored by our staff.
News
Norwegian prickly lettuce and Peruvian chili peppers safeguarded as genebanks worldwide send seeds to Svalbard
The October deposit includes a wide range of plant genetic diversity that belongs to 20 genebanks worldwide.
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NordGen received recognition by FAO at a ceremony in Rome for efforts in plant genetic resources
Read the articleThe potential of birch highlighted at the NordGen Forest Conference 2025 in Iceland – Europe’s least forested country
Read the articleImportant crops for the Nordic countries in focus when Danish minister visited Svalbard
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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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