Germplasm Flow

Updated 26-07-2017

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 58,944
Provider Countries 38
Recipient Countries 179
Sent to Contracting Parties 47,344
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 11,600
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 2,587
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 4,175,912  
Annex 1 crops 4,005,326 96%
Non-Annex 1 crops 170,565 4%
PGRFA under development 1,187,492  
Sent to Contracting Parties 3,327,772
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 847,940
Non Art.15 Providers 260,857
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap17,40129%
Signed11,26719%
Shrink-wrap30,27651%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual26,16444%
Organization29,77250%
Not specified3,0085%
Users
Total 1535  
Registered last year 1,309  
Registered this year 226  
Individuals 905 59%
Legal entities 630 41%
Number of Providers 54  
Number of Recipients 6,060  
SMTA sent by region
Africa16,293
Asia11,410
Europe10,381
Latin America and the Caribbean19,750
Near East11
North America1,065
Southwest Pacific34
SMTA received by region
Africa9,233
Asia17,039
Europe13,874
Latin America and the Caribbean7,603
Near East7,543
North America3,157
Southwest Pacific495
PGRFA sent by region
Africa921,532
Asia828,706
Europe270,765
Latin America and the Caribbean2,120,619
Near East30
North America33,453
Southwest Pacific807
PGRFA received by region
Africa800,514
Asia1,299,574
Europe564,983
Latin America and the Caribbean627,417
Near East607,514
North America224,965
Southwest Pacific50,945

List of countries by region