Germplasm Flow

Updated 28-03-2020

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 75,164
Provider Countries 48
Recipient Countries 181
Sent to Contracting Parties 62,746
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 12,418
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 3,671
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 5,478,020  
Annex 1 crops 5,187,097 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 290,923 5%
PGRFA under development 1,192,433  
Sent to Contracting Parties 4,545,332
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 932,383
Non Art.15 Providers 535,632
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap26,49635%
Signed15,46120%
Shrink-wrap33,20744%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual31,53241%
Organization40,62354%
Not specified3,0094%
Users
Total 2717  
Registered last year 2,576  
Registered this year 141  
Individuals 1,639 60%
Legal entities 1,078 40%
Number of Providers 79  
Number of Recipients 6,398  
SMTA sent by region
Africa14,270
Asia14,246
Europe20,936
Latin America and the Caribbean22,929
Near East1,064
North America1,492
Southwest Pacific227
SMTA received by region
Africa10,508
Asia19,962
Europe23,796
Latin America and the Caribbean9,344
Near East6,592
North America4,183
Southwest Pacific779
PGRFA sent by region
Africa848,947
Asia981,700
Europe659,922
Latin America and the Caribbean2,747,989
Near East168,320
North America65,101
Southwest Pacific6,041
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,014,506
Asia1,583,881
Europe1,016,584
Latin America and the Caribbean829,884
Near East614,479
North America352,119
Southwest Pacific66,567

List of countries by region