Month: November 2018

Plant a seed – and support NordGen

Here is your chance to make someone happy while supporting NordGen’s work and mission! For Christmas 2018 NordGen has launched a gift box with seeds from old vegetable varieties from the Nordic countries. Included in the gift is a donation...

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Experts Gather in Finncattle Land to Discuss Genomic Selection

People working with dogs, pigs, chicken, cattle and horses from all the Nordic countries as well as Estonia, Latvia, Germany and Switzerland gathered this Friday in Espoo, Finland, to learn more about genomic selection in small populations. The NordGen workshop...

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NordGen’s tour in Asia continues

After last week’s Thailand visit, NordGen is this week visiting gene banks in India. Our representatives have been at the national NBPGR in Dehli and the international ICRISAT in Hyderabad. These are centers with advanced capacities within conservation of seeds,...

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Remember to register for NordGen Farm Animal’s workshop!

On the 29th-30th of November, NordGen Farm Animals Arrange an excursion and workshop on the theme Genomic selection. Don’t miss out on the opportunity come close to the endangered Finncattle and learn more about breeding in small populations.   The...

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Seedlings produced with expert skills and technical know-how

NordGen Forest work in close cooperation with its Forest Regeneration Council. In the council we can find representatives from academia, government authorities and private companies. They all aim at promoting the Nordic cooperation and creating strong, resilient and genetically diverse forests...

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NordGen receives warm welcome when visiting gene bank in Thailand

Last summer, representatives from two Thai gene banks visited NordGen in Alnarp. Now it’s our turn to visit them. The cooperation between NordGen and Thailand started in 2013. The aim is to, as part of the International cooperation between gene...

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