Germplasm Flow

Updated 26-04-2024

This pages makes publicly available aggregated data and statistics reported to the Data Store of the International Treaty to help to understand germplasm flow within the Multilateral System as a contribution to the ongoing enhancement processes and the Global Information System on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture.
SMTA
Total 108,895
Provider Countries 65
Recipient Countries 187
Sent to Contracting Parties 96,232
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 12,663
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 4,413
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 6,892,519  
Annex 1 crops 6,557,594 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 334,925 5%
PGRFA under development 1,567,027  
Sent to Contracting Parties 5,896,985
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 995,092
Non Art.15 Providers 896,475
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap51,80747%
Signed19,58517%
Shrink-wrap37,50334%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual54,66250%
Organization51,22447%
Not specified3,0092%
Users
Total 23137  
Registered last year 18,355  
Registered this year 4,782  
Individuals 21,056 91%
Legal entities 2,081 9%
Number of Providers 440  
Number of Recipients 25,497  
SMTA sent by region
Africa16,159
Asia18,309
Europe44,351
Latin America and the Caribbean25,007
Near East2,745
North America1,874
Southwest Pacific450
SMTA received by region
Africa12,931
Asia24,415
Europe47,780
Latin America and the Caribbean10,345
Near East7,271
North America5,084
Southwest Pacific1,069
PGRFA sent by region
Africa988,713
Asia1,293,840
Europe955,431
Latin America and the Caribbean3,065,756
Near East457,974
North America119,219
Southwest Pacific11,586
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,272,822
Asia2,009,677
Europe1,420,304
Latin America and the Caribbean910,598
Near East731,666
North America462,756
Southwest Pacific84,696

List of countries by region