The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) has reconstituted the Expert Committee on Agrobiodiversity under Section 13(1) of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002.

The Committee has been reconstituted for a period of one year to provide expert guidance on the conservation, sustainable use, and access and benefit-sharing of agricultural biodiversity and related matters.

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change stated that the Committee has played a significant role in supporting the implementation of the Biological Diversity Act by providing expert recommendations on a range of issues relating to agricultural biodiversity. Padma Shri Dr P L Gautam will serve as the Co-Chair of the Committee.