India, Oct. 24 -- The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) has disbursed around Rs. 1.04 crore of Access and Benefit-Sharing (ABS) amount among 27 State Biodiversity Boards (SBBs), two Union Territory Biodiversity Councils (UTBCs). This demonstrates how benefits arising from the utilisation of agricultural biological resources can be channelled towards biodiversity conservation and sustainable use.
The amount represents benefit-sharing contributions received from Crystal Crop Protection Limited, Savannah Seeds Pvt. Ltd. and Nunhems India Pvt. Ltd. for access to agricultural biological resources for research and commercial purposes. The contributions relate to the utilisation of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum), jowar (Sorghum bicolor), m...