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NordGen will be present with a side-event in the Nordic Pavilion at COP24 in Katowice, Poland. On 6 December under the theme Rethinking with Bioeconomy, NordGen arranges a talk that takes off in the extreme weather events in Scandinavia...
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...
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,...
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...
An important part of NordGen’s work is the wild relatives – and that’s not the story of some crazy grandpa. Crop wild relatives are important plants, for example when developing new crop varieties. This week, NordGen is in Helsingør to...
Last week the International Seed Testing Association, ISTA, held one of its committee meetings at NordGen’s premises in Alnarp. The purpose of the organisation is to develop and provide standard methods for seed testing, thereby facilitating trading with seeds. In...
One variety has been cultivated and inherited by at least three generations. Another is called Janne. Swedes of different kinds have been a crucial part of the Nordic kitchen for centuries. But not anymore. Though, among certain enthusiasts, the love...
Today, the following debate article was published in Sydsvenska Dagbladet. The article is published at Sydsvenskan. Read it here. The entire text can also be found here. September 19, 2018 NordGen: Our genetic resources are crucial for our future...
Friday 7th September 2018, NordGen marked its 10 years anniversary with a celebration focusing on the importance of the conservation and sustainable use of Nordic genetic resources. With a program that featured great talks, Nordic songs, guided tours in...
Finngoat cheese. A Swedish, blue duck. Danish kohlrabi and Norwegian forest research. And on top of that, pieces of a global seed vault. When NordGen celebrates its 10-year anniversary, it is done in the context of both genetic and Nordic diversity....
