Germplasm Flow

Updated 16-05-2022

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 90,374
Provider Countries 56
Recipient Countries 181
Sent to Contracting Parties 76,916
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 13,458
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 4,198
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 6,390,999  
Annex 1 crops 6,075,561 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 315,438 5%
PGRFA under development 1,477,289  
Sent to Contracting Parties 5,373,087
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 1,017,468
Non Art.15 Providers 677,134
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap36,49040%
Signed17,88919%
Shrink-wrap35,99539%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual40,40744%
Organization46,95851%
Not specified3,0093%
Users
Total 9378  
Registered last year 6,249  
Registered this year 3,129  
Individuals 7,856 84%
Legal entities 1,522 16%
Number of Providers 132  
Number of Recipients 12,947  
SMTA sent by region
Africa15,573
Asia17,040
Europe29,126
Latin America and the Caribbean24,403
Near East2,287
North America1,683
Southwest Pacific262
SMTA received by region
Africa12,216
Asia23,003
Europe32,412
Latin America and the Caribbean10,120
Near East7,015
North America4,730
Southwest Pacific878
PGRFA sent by region
Africa942,037
Asia1,194,753
Europe780,444
Latin America and the Caribbean2,965,881
Near East402,828
North America97,373
Southwest Pacific7,683
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,207,012
Asia1,873,062
Europe1,221,344
Latin America and the Caribbean894,992
Near East700,200
North America418,305
Southwest Pacific76,084

List of countries by region