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.

White reindeer standing in the snow looking into the camera.

Largest number of new genebanks depositing seeds to the Seed Vault since its opening

It’s the blue season at Svalbard. The sun is not yet over the horizon but sheds its magical light on the barren mountains, where the peculiar looking Svalbard reindeers search for food under the snow. Little do they know that...

Photo of Helge Hvoslefs presentation on birch

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.

Group photo of conference participants.

40 years of Nordic collaboration on farm animals marked with conference

What’s the status of the Nordic farm animal breeds compared to those in other European countries? Does grazing animals always promote biodiversity – and why are the Icelandic breeds often less vulnerable than other native breeds in the Nordic? The...

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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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De ukrainska gästerna besökte bland annat NordGens frölab.

NordGen helps the Ukrainian national genebank to secure their invaluable seed collections from the war

Ukraine is often called the world’s breadbasket. Unfortunately, the Russian shelling of Kharkiv poses great risks not only for the people living there, but also for the national genebank’s seed collection – which is crucial for adapting the world’s food...

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