Content -- Preface -- Summary -- 1. Background -- 2. The commission -- 3. The accomplishment of the commission -- 4. Presentation of Nordic plant breeding -- 5. Viewpoints put forward to the investigators -- 6. Conclusions from the investigation -- 7. Proposals for measures to promote Nordic plant breeding -- Sammanfattning -- Appendices -- Appendix 1. Växtförädling för Norden - projektplan -- Appendix 2. Meetings during the course of the investigation -- Appendix 3. Pre-breeding efforts in selected countries -- Appendix 4. Minutes from meeting with Nordic plant breeding companies -- Appendix 5. PublicPrivatePartnership (PPP) for Plant breeding -- Appendix 6. Examples of pre-breeding projects -- Appendix 7. Key Features of a Consortium Agreement -- Appendix 8. Scheme for cooperation in Nordic breeding of fruits and berries.