New Delhi, July 8 -- As the world unites in Lima, Peru to prepare for the 11th Session of the Governing Body (GB11) of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) to be held in November 2025, one issue looms large over all others - the acceptance of the so-called "package of measures" to improve the functioning of the Multilateral System (MLS) of Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS).

The 14th meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group, currently underway in Peru between July 7-11, 2025, is set to be a crucial moment in the treaty's trajectory, especially with regards to access to plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA) and benefit sharing arising from their utilisation, the Digi...