Implementation of Access to Plant Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing (ABS)

Abstract

A National Webinar on “Implementation of Access to Plant Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing (ABS)” was held on August 27, 2020. The meeting was co-organized by the Indian Society of Plant Genetic Resources (ISPGR), New Delhi in association with the United Nations Environment Implemented Global Environment Facility (UNEP-GEF) Project, Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Delhi Office, India. Other technical partners were ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR), New Delhi, India; National Biodiversity Authority (NBA), Chennai, India; Protection of Plant Variety and Farmers’ Rights Authority (PPV&FRA), New Delhi, India, Trust for Advancement of Agricultural Sciences (TAAS), New Delhi and the Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII), India. The webinar was attended by 200 stakeholders from academia, policy, management, farmers and private sector. It was structured in four sequential sessions namely, inaugural, technical, plenary and concluding.