General information about the project/initiative
Name of the Project/Initiative: Nordic Genetic Resource Center (Farm Animals)
Acronym: NordGen
General information about the organisation
Name: NordGen
City: Ås
Post Code: 1431
Country: Norway
Contact details of the person responsible for the project/initiative:
Name: Peer Berg
Phone number: +4740624469
Website [1]
Description of the project/initiative
Domains covered by the project/initiative:
- Animal genetic resources (AnGR)
Number of partners: 5
Scope of the project: Regional
Initial motivation for starting the project/initiative: Coordinating activities on AnGR across the Nordic countries
Actions which describe the project – Actions are ranked from 1 to 10
| Managing information (databasing, interfacing, etc.) | 5 |
| Building capacity (involving GR collection managers) | 1 |
| Legal/policy matters (improving access, ABS, etc.) | 4 |
| Scientific research (analysing diversity, finding traits, etc.) | 2 |
| Promoting use (aiming at potential users) | 3 |
Budget and funding
Expected outcomes and communication
Outcomes
| Improve/conserve genetic resource materials | X |
| Scientific community | X |
| Genetic resources conservation community | X |
Beneficiaries
| Final consumers | X |
| Policy makers | X |
| Users of genetic resources such as breeders, farmers, industry | X |
Project/initiative to lead to the initiation of further projects/initiatives
– Continuation of activity