Germplasm Flow

Updated 15-03-2025

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 111,024
Provider Countries 67
Recipient Countries 189
Sent to Contracting Parties 100,690
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 10,334
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 4,669
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 6,979,418  
Annex 1 crops 6,631,577 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 347,841 5%
PGRFA under development 1,575,738  
Sent to Contracting Parties 6,125,808
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 853,138
Non Art.15 Providers 932,790
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap52,73047%
Signed20,07918%
Shrink-wrap38,21534%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual55,41649%
Organization52,59947%
Not specified3,0092%
Users
Total 23854  
Registered last year 23,682  
Registered this year 172  
Individuals 21,473 90%
Legal entities 2,381 10%
Number of Providers 542  
Number of Recipients 19,301  
SMTA sent by region
Africa16,405
Asia18,681
Europe45,548
Latin America and the Caribbean25,141
Near East2,802
North America1,958
Southwest Pacific489
SMTA received by region
Africa13,208
Asia24,814
Europe48,962
Latin America and the Caribbean10,443
Near East7,293
North America5,194
Southwest Pacific1,110
PGRFA sent by region
Africa999,839
Asia1,329,798
Europe976,075
Latin America and the Caribbean3,068,591
Near East464,749
North America128,142
Southwest Pacific12,224
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,285,411
Asia2,049,930
Europe1,440,227
Latin America and the Caribbean912,569
Near East732,523
North America472,589
Southwest Pacific86,169

List of countries by region