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- NordGen Farm Animals
  NordGen Farm Animals is a service and knowledge center working to conserve and promote a sustainable management of the diversity of animal genetic resources found in the Nordic region.
- NordGen Forest
  NordGen Forest is a meeting place that brings together researchers, breeders, managers and others who work within the forest sector with the aim to enable better cooperation and promote genetic diversity in the Nordic forests.
- NordGen Plants
  NordGen Plants is responsible for the Nordic seed collection and operates within several different projects aiming at securing the genetic diversity among our crops.
- Seed and Potato Requests
  Each year, NordGen distributes more than 10 000 seed samples to researchers, plant breeders and other stakeholders. Hobby growers can also order seed samples.
- The Nordic Public-Private Partnership (PPP)
  NordGen is the secretariat for the Nordic PPP-collaboration where public and private stakeholders join forces to develop the Nordic agriculture.
- Svalbard Global Seed Vault
  Svalbard Global Seed Vault is the largest backup facility for the world's crop diversity. NordGen is responsible for the seed handling in the Seed Vault.
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- Organisation
  NordGen is an institution under the Nordic Council of Ministers, working as a gene bank and knowledge center to promote sustainable use and conservation of genetic resources within plants, farm animals and forestry. We are more than 30 highly qualified employees from all the Nordic countries. NordGen is organized under the Nordic Council of Ministers […]
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  Main Office and NordGen Plants The Main office and NordGen Plants are located on the campus of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Alnarp. Alnarp is situated between Malmö and Lund in southern Sweden. Phone: +46 (0)40 536 640 E-mail: info@nordgen.org Address: Smedjevägen 3, Alnarp NordGen Farm Animals NordGen Farm Animals is located in…
- International Collaboration
  During the 1960s, the realization that biological and genetic diversity was diminishing spread. Since then, genebanks have been established, genetic resources mapped and international agreements signed to try to reverse the trend. But genetic resources do not follow the boundaries drawn on a map. Preserving genetic resources is an international effort, so NordGen often works…
- Career at NordGen
  Working at NordGen means working for future generations. As a NordGen employee, you share our vision of a society where a diversity of genetic resources leads to sustainable solutions. With us, garden engineers, scientists, economists, plant experts and many other professional groups work with the common goal of preserving and promoting sustainable use of genetic…
- Accessibility
  The website nordgen.org is the platform presenting the work of the Nordic Genetic Resource Centre (NordGen). It is important to NordGen that the information available on our web site is accessible to everyone and that you can easily find what you are looking for. This is an ongoing work so do not hesitate to contact…
- Information for Press and Media
  Since the inauguration in 2008, the media interest for Svalbard Global Seed Vault has been enormous. We welcome all this attention, considering that issues concerning the genbanks’ efforts for conserving plant genetic diversity are essential for everyone who eat. NordGen is happy to schedule meetings with media representatives who decide to go to Svalbard in…
- Privacy Policy
  On this page you can read more about in which situations NordGen collects and processes personal information in different situations. Our aim is to make sure that you are always informed about how we process your data and feel comfortable about contacting us if you have any questions or complaints. NordGen’s is processing all personal…
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Annual Progress Reports

Are you interested in the technical details of Svalbard Global Seed Vault and want to learn more about what has been done by NordGen in certain years? Feel free to browse our annual progress reports which are delivered to our partners each year.

Annual Progress Report 2019 Annual Progress Report 2018 Annual Progress Report 2017 Annual Progress Report 2016 Annual Progress Report 2015 Annual Progress Report 2014 Annual Progress Report 2013 Annual Progress Report 2012 Annual Progress Report 2011 Annual Progress Report 2010 Annual Progress Report 2009 Annual Progress Report 2008