Germplasm Flow

Updated 29-08-2026

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 121,194
Provider Countries 70
Recipient Countries 189
Sent to Contracting Parties 110,580
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 10,614
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 5,206
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 7,243,383  
Annex 1 crops 6,839,036 94%
Non-Annex 1 crops 404,347 6%
PGRFA under development 1,630,448  
Sent to Contracting Parties 6,358,911
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 883,923
Non Art.15 Providers 1,046,666
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap60,17049%
Signed21,52517%
Shrink-wrap39,49932%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual62,82451%
Organization55,36145%
Not specified3,0092%
Users
Total 32,497  
Registered last year 28,949  
Registered this year 3,548  
Individuals 29,608 91%
Legal entities 2,889 9%
Number of Providers 683  
Number of Recipients 26,134  
SMTA sent by region
Africa16,874
Asia19,664
Europe53,383
Latin America and the Caribbean25,522
Near East3,106
North America2,067
Southwest Pacific578
SMTA received by region
Africa13,755
Asia25,884
Europe56,845
Latin America and the Caribbean10,691
Near East7,407
North America5,406
Southwest Pacific1,206
PGRFA sent by region
Africa1,031,973
Asia1,397,074
Europe1,069,470
Latin America and the Caribbean3,091,822
Near East503,774
North America131,195
Southwest Pacific18,075
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,325,615
Asia2,131,028
Europe1,534,748
Latin America and the Caribbean929,795
Near East747,838
North America481,390
Southwest Pacific92,969

List of countries by region