Germplasm Flow

Updated 14-04-2026

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 119,448
Provider Countries 70
Recipient Countries 189
Sent to Contracting Parties 108,906
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 10,542
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 4,888
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 7,167,024  
Annex 1 crops 6,799,675 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 367,349 5%
PGRFA under development 1,630,326  
Sent to Contracting Parties 6,285,610
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 880,870
Non Art.15 Providers 1,020,367
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap59,12149%
Signed20,98117%
Shrink-wrap39,34632%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual62,16452%
Organization54,27545%
Not specified3,0092%
Users
Total 30,577  
Registered last year 28,949  
Registered this year 1,628  
Individuals 27,843 91%
Legal entities 2,734 9%
Number of Providers 692  
Number of Recipients 25,575  
SMTA sent by region
Africa16,647
Asia19,497
Europe52,114
Latin America and the Caribbean25,467
Near East3,106
North America2,061
Southwest Pacific556
SMTA received by region
Africa13,517
Asia25,672
Europe55,652
Latin America and the Caribbean10,657
Near East7,402
North America5,367
Southwest Pacific1,181
PGRFA sent by region
Africa1,017,696
Asia1,363,537
Europe1,044,474
Latin America and the Caribbean3,089,090
Near East503,774
North America130,982
Southwest Pacific17,471
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,310,357
Asia2,097,024
Europe1,512,817
Latin America and the Caribbean928,673
Near East746,660
North America479,430
Southwest Pacific92,063

List of countries by region