Nordic Flax Futures, a Nordplus project, kicks off with a workshop focusing on flax cultivation.
On 8.8.2025 we will come together in Alnarp (Malmö), where we will have a chance to visit the flax accession study site and the Nordgen premises in general. Nordgen is the Nordic gene bank and knowledge center for genetic resources, and hence crucial for increasing our understanding on what it would take to bring the historical plant back to the Nordic countries.
Agenda
10.00 Welcome
10.15 On flax seed varieties
Mohammad El-Kalifeh (Nordgen): Presentation of Nordgen, flax seed varieties, work and projects. Tour of Nordgen premises, ‘Seed Lab’ and ‘Green Lab’
12:00 Experiences on growing flax
13:00 Lunch
13.30 Experience on growing flax - continued
14.30 Field trip: Visiting Nordgen flax test fields
16.00 Thank you for today
The workshop is open for anyone interested in flax cultivation, either on site or via a remote connection. Lunch is included for on site participants.
Please register using the form below, no later than 31.7.2025 if you plan to participate in person.
Arriving at Nordgen:
To get to NordGen (Växthusvägen 12, 234 56 Alnarp) from Malmö Central Station, take a train to Burlöv Station (approx. 5 minutes). From there, walk about 200 meters to the bus stop and take bus number 139 (approx. 7 minutes) and then get off at Campus Alnarp, then walk approximately 400 meters to NordGen. The trip takes about 30 minutes.
If you are arriving by plane, there are train connections from Copenhagen airport to Malmö central station. For possible overnight stay we recommend Elite Hotel or Comfort Hotel in Malmö.
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