The Svalbard Global Seed Vault and the Nordic Genetic Resource Centre (NordGen) are visiting Thailand during the second week of November to collaborate on the establishment of a Thai National Plant Genetic Resource Center.
Photo: Norwegian Embassy in Bangkok
During their visit, NordGen will share insights on the safeguarding and sustainable use of plants, farm animals and forest genetic resources. NordGen will also pay a visit to Thailand’s gene banks.
To welcome to delegation, the Norwegian Embassy in Bangkok hosted a reception together with Thailand’s Department of Agriculture on Monday.
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is a secure seed bank on Svalbard, Norway. It is an attempt to ensure against the loss of seeds in other genebanks during large-scale regional or global crises.
NordGen is a Nordic institute, that contributes to securing diversity of genetic resources linked to food and agriculture.
