Author: Jonatan Jacobson

Photo collage of chives, a shoofly plant and peas

It’s Almost Spring – NordGen Has Opened Its Annual Seed Sale to the Public

NordGen's webshop opens 1 March and is open for sale until 31 May.

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Pine and Broadleaved Trees in Focus When NordGen Arranged a Forest Thematic Day in Norway

About 60 persons participated during the thematic day in Ås, Norway.

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Four PPP Projects Recently Granted – Enabling Progress in Spring Wheat, Oats, Potatoes and Berries

The granted collaborative projects for the sixth round of PPP-funding will generate important knowledge that will benefit Nordic agriculture.

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Now You Can Apply for the Forest Scholarship From NordGen and SNS – Read About Three Examples From 2023

Are you a student, researcher or practitioner in forest breeding, seed or plant production or forest regeneration in the Nordic region? Then you can apply for the annual forest scholarship. Some of this year’s scholarship holders used the grants to...

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The Importance of Wild Plant Species for Food Security in Focus During Workshop – Actions Are Needed to Conserve the Crop Wild Relatives

The presentations included topics as the impact of climate change on crop wild relatives and successful examples from plant breeders.

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Peas studied in a microscope in NordGen's seed lab.

NordGen Granted Million-Dollar Project to Increase Knowledge About Plant-Based Protein Sources

The project focuses on 4500 protein crops from the Nordic seed collection, such as peas, beans, lentils, and clover, that will be genotyped and phenotyped.

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Bilden föreställer ett skogsplantor av gran som växer i ett växthus

Proper Material in Forest Regeneration Is Required for Climate Change Adaption – New Report From NordGen Compiles Statistics on Forest Seeds and Plants in the Nordic Region

Tillgång till en samlad och överskådlig statistik är viktig för det nordiska samarbetet och förståelsen för skogsbrukets utveckling.

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This photo shows an a group of people in the forest during an excursion at Bregentved estate.

Tree Species Selection and the Forests Adaptation to Climate Change Highlighted During NordGen’s Forest Conference

About a hundred persons participated when the forest conference was arranged in Ringsted, Denmark.

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The plenum meeting room in the FAO building in Rome

Access and Rights to Genetic Resources and Cryoconservation Highlighted When NordGen Attended a FAO Meeting in Rome.

NordGen attended the nineteenth regular session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture.

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Nordic Ministers Updated on Expert Report About Genetic Resources

NordGen was attending the annual summer meeting of the Nordic ministers for forestry, agriculture, fisheries and food. Among other things, the ministers were informed about a new report on access and rights to genetic resources.

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