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Enhancement of the Multilateral System of the ITPGRFA: work of the Working Group concluded

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July 30, 2025
In the framework of the process to enhance the Multilateral System (MLS) of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA), four meetings of a dedicated Working Group were held. The meetings focused on three identified 'hotspots': payment structure and rates for monetary benefit-sharing; Digital Sequence Information / Genetic Sequence Data (DSI/GSD); and expansion the multilateral system (MLS) of the ITPGRFA. The work of the Working Group is now finished, but many points of contention remain. It is envisaged to finalize the enhancement of the MLS during the Eleventh meeting of the Governing Body (GB 11) of the ITPGRFA in November 2025, but much work still remains to be done.