India, Nov. 25 -- Countries gather in Lima for the ITPGRFA meeting face rising concern over Digital Sequence Information (DSI).

UN Special Rapporteur Michael Fakhri warns digital data could undermine farmers' rights and seed sovereignty.

Critics say companies are using DSI to claim intellectual property without sharing benefits with farming communities.

The Treaty's Multilateral System has facilitated millions of exchanges but delivered little benefit-sharing.

Negotiators are being urged to bring DSI formally under the Treaty and resolve overlaps with the Convention on Biological Diversity.

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