Solanum Tuberosum Andigena
With the CBD moving toward a multilateral mechanism for benefit -sharing from digital sequence information, how should genebanks that share germplasm (and often generate sequence data) prepare?
Oryza Sativa Indica
Recent CBD decisions call for a global fund fed by benefits arising from the use of DSI on genetic resources, including plants. Details are still under negotiation, but the idea is to complement existing access -and-benefit-sharing systems like the Plant Treaty’s Multilateral System. ( Convention on Biological Diversity )
Zea Mays Dentiformis
For genebanks, key steps include: clearly linking DSI to physical accessions (again, DOIs help), maintaining transparent records of where and how sequences are stored, and contributing to policy discussions so that open access for research is prese rved while benefits flow back to conservation and farmers. ( Science)
Triticum Aestivum Spelta
From a farmer -rights perspective, it’s important that any DSI mechanism actually supports on -farm conservation, community seed banks, and participatory breeding, not just big sequencing projects. Threads here on Farmers’ Rights and community seed b anks offer practical ideas for channeling funds. ( Leap)
Manihot Esculenta Crantz
Maybe the Exchange could pilot a small “DSI transparency” feature: for a few accessions used in pre -breeding, we could visualize links between the accession DOI, sequence databases, PVS trials, and community seed banks. That would demonstrate how governance ideas translate into real data flows.