Germplasm Flow

Updated 01-09-2025

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 116,814
Provider Countries 69
Recipient Countries 189
Sent to Contracting Parties 106,362
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 10,452
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 4,789
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 7,084,432  
Annex 1 crops 6,726,736 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 357,696 5%
PGRFA under development 1,595,446  
Sent to Contracting Parties 6,213,814
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 870,136
Non Art.15 Providers 994,724
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap57,53749%
Signed20,52617%
Shrink-wrap38,75133%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual60,18751%
Organization53,61845%
Not specified3,0092%
Users
Total 28697  
Registered last year 23,682  
Registered this year 5,015  
Individuals 26,152 91%
Legal entities 2,545 9%
Number of Providers 593  
Number of Recipients 23,925  
SMTA sent by region
Africa16,515
Asia18,905
Europe50,442
Latin America and the Caribbean25,388
Near East2,978
North America2,059
Southwest Pacific527
SMTA received by region
Africa13,353
Asia25,115
Europe53,900
Latin America and the Caribbean10,611
Near East7,363
North America5,324
Southwest Pacific1,148
PGRFA sent by region
Africa1,006,174
Asia1,336,876
Europe1,025,107
Latin America and the Caribbean3,085,911
Near East482,486
North America130,949
Southwest Pacific16,929
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,294,329
Asia2,069,652
Europe1,486,175
Latin America and the Caribbean926,806
Near East740,780
North America475,777
Southwest Pacific90,913

List of countries by region