Seed Treaty Data Dashboard
Transparency through data: Understanding the real impact of the current system
$2.5M
Benefit Sharing Fund
(Total accumulated)
$65000B
Annual Industry Sales
(Commercial seed market)
148
Countries Affected
(Treaty signatories)
2.1/10
Transparency Score
(Independent assessment)
Benefit Sharing vs Industry Sales
The stark disparity between what farmers receive vs. industry profits from their genetic resources.
Current vs Proposed Coverage
How the proposed enhancement would dramatically expand treaty coverage.
Digital Sequence Information (DSI) Challenge
The DSI Loophole
Over 450,000 genetic sequences are accessible digitally, potentially bypassing benefit-sharing obligations entirely.
Key Data Points Summary
Critical Disparities
- Industry profits: 26,000x higher than farmer benefits
- Transparency score: 2.1/10 (Poor)
- DSI sequences: 450,000 unregulated
Current Scope
- Current coverage: 64 crops
- Proposed expansion: All plant genetic resources
- Countries involved: 148
Take Action Based on the Data
These numbers tell a clear story: the current system is broken and the proposed enhancement makes it worse.
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