Germplasm Flow

Updated 16-03-2026

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 118,388
Provider Countries 70
Recipient Countries 189
Sent to Contracting Parties 107,867
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 10,521
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 4,860
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 7,129,717  
Annex 1 crops 6,765,658 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 364,059 5%
PGRFA under development 1,608,921  
Sent to Contracting Parties 6,250,518
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 878,655
Non Art.15 Providers 1,009,866
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap58,39349%
Signed20,82617%
Shrink-wrap39,16933%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual61,38251%
Organization53,99745%
Not specified3,0092%
Users
Total 29,965  
Registered last year 28,949  
Registered this year 1,016  
Individuals 27,265 91%
Legal entities 2,700 9%
Number of Providers 664  
Number of Recipients 24,962  
SMTA sent by region
Africa16,589
Asia19,495
Europe51,255
Latin America and the Caribbean25,460
Near East2,978
North America2,059
Southwest Pacific552
SMTA received by region
Africa13,458
Asia25,632
Europe54,749
Latin America and the Caribbean10,652
Near East7,367
North America5,356
Southwest Pacific1,174
PGRFA sent by region
Africa1,011,315
Asia1,364,414
Europe1,034,106
Latin America and the Caribbean3,088,997
Near East482,486
North America130,949
Southwest Pacific17,450
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,301,628
Asia2,092,329
Europe1,497,212
Latin America and the Caribbean927,944
Near East740,852
North America478,461
Southwest Pacific91,291

List of countries by region