Nordic Genetic Resource Center

NordGen, Nordic Genetic Resource Center
Nordiskt Genresurscenter (Scandinavian)
Former namesNordic Gene Bank merged with Nordic Gene Bank Farm Animals and Nordic Council for Forest Reproductive Material
Website
Official website

The Nordic Genetic Resource Center (NordGen; Scandinavian: Nordiskt Genresurscenter) is a plant, farm animal and forest conservation, gene resource guardian, and sustainable use organization under and primarily financed by the Nordic Council of Ministers, and is headquartered in Alnarp, near Malmö, in southern Sweden. NordGen's primary mission is "securing the broad diversity of genetic resources linked to food and agriculture" through "conservation and sustainable use, solid documentation and information work and international agreements".[1]

  1. ^ "What is NordGen? / What is NordGen? / About NordGen / Innehåll / NordGens webbplats - Nordic Genetic Resource Center". Archived from the original on 2010-01-30. Retrieved 2012-04-15.