Multilateral System

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The Multilateral System is an international framework that facilitates shared access to plant genetic resources for food and agriculture while ensuring fair and equitable benefit-sharing among participating countries and stakeholders.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf access and benefit-sharing mechanism ⓘ
international framework ⓘ
accessCondition use of Standard Material Transfer Agreement terms ⓘ
appliesTo plant genetic resources for food and agriculture ⓘ
basedOn Standard Material Transfer Agreement ⓘ
benefitSharingMechanism mandatory payments in certain cases of commercialization ⓘ
non-monetary benefits such as information and technology exchange ⓘ
voluntary contributions ⓘ
benefitsInclude access to and transfer of technology ⓘ
capacity-building ⓘ
exchange of information ⓘ
sharing of monetary and other benefits from commercialization ⓘ
contributesTo implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity objectives related to genetic resources ⓘ
covers a list of crops and forages in Annex I of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture ⓘ
ensures legal certainty for users and providers of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture ⓘ
excludes plant genetic resources used for non-food and non-agricultural purposes ⓘ
focusesOn facilitated access for research, breeding and training for food and agriculture ⓘ
geographicScope global ⓘ
governedBy Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture ⓘ
hasPurpose ensure fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the use of plant genetic resources ⓘ
facilitate access to plant genetic resources for food and agriculture ⓘ
implementsPrinciple conservation of plant genetic resources ⓘ
facilitated access ⓘ
fair and equitable benefit-sharing ⓘ
sustainable use of plant genetic resources ⓘ
legalBasis International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Article 10 ⓘ
International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Articles 11–13 ⓘ
monetaryBenefitsChannelledThrough Benefit-sharing Fund of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture ⓘ
operatesAt multilateral level ⓘ
partOf International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture ⓘ
promotes international cooperation on plant genetic resources ⓘ
sharing of plant germplasm among countries ⓘ
regulates access to ex situ plant genetic resources for food and agriculture ⓘ
serves Contracting Parties to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture ⓘ
farmers ⓘ
plant breeders ⓘ
public and private sector users of plant genetic resources ⓘ
researchers ⓘ
shortName MLS ⓘ
stakeholdersInclude Contracting Party governments ⓘ
farmers’ organizations ⓘ
international agricultural research centers ⓘ
national gene banks ⓘ
public research institutions ⓘ
seed companies ⓘ
supports agricultural biodiversity conservation ⓘ
global food security ⓘ
plant breeding and crop improvement ⓘ

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MLS → abbreviationFor → Multilateral System ⓘ