Germplasm Flow

Updated 28-06-2026

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 120,212
Provider Countries 70
Recipient Countries 189
Sent to Contracting Parties 109,646
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 10,566
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 4,992
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 7,184,330  
Annex 1 crops 6,808,066 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 376,264 5%
PGRFA under development 1,630,455  
Sent to Contracting Parties 6,301,604
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 882,182
Non Art.15 Providers 1,031,073
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap59,68249%
Signed21,15817%
Shrink-wrap39,37232%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual62,68252%
Organization54,52145%
Not specified3,0092%
Users
Total 32,346  
Registered last year 28,949  
Registered this year 3,397  
Individuals 29,530 91%
Legal entities 2,816 9%
Number of Providers 710  
Number of Recipients 26,050  
SMTA sent by region
Africa16,751
Asia19,514
Europe52,730
Latin America and the Caribbean25,483
Near East3,106
North America2,063
Southwest Pacific565
SMTA received by region
Africa13,618
Asia25,709
Europe56,237
Latin America and the Caribbean10,664
Near East7,405
North America5,384
Southwest Pacific1,195
PGRFA sent by region
Africa1,024,000
Asia1,364,210
Europe1,053,206
Latin America and the Caribbean3,090,520
Near East503,774
North America131,012
Southwest Pacific17,608
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,316,651
Asia2,099,045
Europe1,519,675
Latin America and the Caribbean929,336
Near East746,905
North America480,086
Southwest Pacific92,632

List of countries by region