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Agri-seed sector leads India’s biodiversity benefit-sharing receipts
India’s agri-seed sector generated a little over Rs 7 crore in benefit-sharing receipts during April to September this financial year.
The National Biodiversity Authority collected about Rs 9.6 crore in total from users across sectors, including food, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology.
The payments come under rules requiring users of India’s biological resources to share benefits when those resources create commercial value.
The system aims to return part of those benefits to states and communities and support biodiversity conservation.
Since 2008, the authority has collected about Rs 278 crore and distributed more than Rs 200 crore for conservation and benefits to communities, farmers and others.
The money can support biodiversity registers, local management committees, research and community benefits.
The environment ministry says the funded work can also support sustainable livelihoods and conservation programmes.
India’s agri-seed sector accounted for the largest share of receipts under the country’s Access and Benefit Sharing regulations during April-September this financial year.
The sector generated a little over Rs 7 crore, while the National Biodiversity Authority received around Rs 9.6 crore from users across sectors during the six-month period.
The regulations link commercial use of biological resources to fair benefit-sharing with states and communities.
Since 2008, the Authority has realised around Rs 278 crore through the mechanism and disbursed more than Rs 200 crore for conservation and benefits.
- Who
- India’s agri-seed sector was the largest source of receipts. The National Biodiversity Authority collected payments from users in various sectors.
- What
- The Authority received around Rs 9.6 crore under the Access and Benefit Sharing mechanism, including a little over Rs 7 crore from the agri-seed sector.
- When
- April-September this financial year. The article was published on October 12, 2026.
- Where
- India.
- Why
- The mechanism requires fair sharing of benefits when biological resources and associated knowledge are used commercially, supporting conservation and communities.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Funds disbursed through the State Biodiversity Boards and Union Territory Biodiversity Councils support conservation of biological resources, preparation and updation of People's Biodiversity Registers, strengthening of Biodiversity Management Committees, biodiversity research and documentation, and benefits to local communities and other benefit claimers
Such convergence can strengthen community-led conservation, sustainable utilisation of biological resources and livelihood opportunities, while leveraging existing institutional mechanisms
The National Biodiversity Authority has realised around Rs 278 crore through the Access and Benefit Sharing mechanism and disbursed more than Rs 200 crore.
The agri-seed sector generated a little over Rs 7 crore, and the Authority received around Rs 9.6 crore in total from users across sectors.
- Agri-seed receipts
- A little over Rs 7 crore
- Total receipts
- Around Rs 9.6 crore
- Period
- April-September this financial year
- Realised since 2008
- Around Rs 278 crore
- Disbursed since 2008
- More than Rs 200 crore
Sources
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