Germplasm Flow

Updated 21-11-2024

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 110,385
Provider Countries 66
Recipient Countries 189
Sent to Contracting Parties 97,665
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 12,720
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 4,612
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 6,961,356  
Annex 1 crops 6,615,371 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 345,985 5%
PGRFA under development 1,574,490  
Sent to Contracting Parties 5,963,188
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 997,696
Non Art.15 Providers 927,494
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap52,26547%
Signed20,03018%
Shrink-wrap38,09034%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual54,97549%
Organization52,40147%
Not specified3,0092%
Users
Total 23624  
Registered last year 18,355  
Registered this year 5,269  
Individuals 21,345 90%
Legal entities 2,279 10%
Number of Providers 462  
Number of Recipients 19,140  
SMTA sent by region
Africa16,298
Asia18,618
Europe45,126
Latin America and the Caribbean25,104
Near East2,802
North America1,958
Southwest Pacific479
SMTA received by region
Africa13,090
Asia24,756
Europe48,545
Latin America and the Caribbean10,427
Near East7,290
North America5,176
Southwest Pacific1,101
PGRFA sent by region
Africa996,885
Asia1,320,984
Europe971,221
Latin America and the Caribbean3,067,359
Near East464,749
North America128,142
Southwest Pacific12,016
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,282,073
Asia2,040,916
Europe1,435,686
Latin America and the Caribbean911,985
Near East732,495
North America472,226
Southwest Pacific85,975

List of countries by region