Germplasm Flow

Updated 20-05-2024

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 109,271
Provider Countries 65
Recipient Countries 187
Sent to Contracting Parties 96,600
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 12,671
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 4,425
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 6,899,034  
Annex 1 crops 6,563,310 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 335,724 5%
PGRFA under development 1,567,091  
Sent to Contracting Parties 5,903,171
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 995,417
Non Art.15 Providers 902,911
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap51,89347%
Signed19,58917%
Shrink-wrap37,78934%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual54,76950%
Organization51,49347%
Not specified3,0092%
Users
Total 23224  
Registered last year 18,355  
Registered this year 4,869  
Individuals 21,117 91%
Legal entities 2,107 9%
Number of Providers 451  
Number of Recipients 25,556  
SMTA sent by region
Africa16,167
Asia18,311
Europe44,714
Latin America and the Caribbean25,009
Near East2,745
North America1,874
Southwest Pacific451
SMTA received by region
Africa12,940
Asia24,428
Europe48,120
Latin America and the Caribbean10,347
Near East7,273
North America5,091
Southwest Pacific1,072
PGRFA sent by region
Africa988,722
Asia1,293,912
Europe961,785
Latin America and the Caribbean3,065,833
Near East457,974
North America119,219
Southwest Pacific11,589
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,272,836
Asia2,010,212
Europe1,425,771
Latin America and the Caribbean910,663
Near East731,814
North America463,027
Southwest Pacific84,711

List of countries by region