Germplasm Flow

Updated 10-09-2024

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 110,077
Provider Countries 65
Recipient Countries 189
Sent to Contracting Parties 97,377
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 12,700
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 4,537
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 6,923,682  
Annex 1 crops 6,581,849 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 341,833 5%
PGRFA under development 1,567,199  
Sent to Contracting Parties 5,926,522
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 996,714
Non Art.15 Providers 923,371
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap52,21247%
Signed19,86518%
Shrink-wrap38,00034%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual54,90049%
Organization52,16847%
Not specified3,0092%
Users
Total 23486  
Registered last year 18,355  
Registered this year 5,131  
Individuals 21,269 91%
Legal entities 2,217 9%
Number of Providers 457  
Number of Recipients 25,652  
SMTA sent by region
Africa16,232
Asia18,537
Europe45,055
Latin America and the Caribbean25,083
Near East2,745
North America1,958
Southwest Pacific467
SMTA received by region
Africa13,000
Asia24,672
Europe48,457
Latin America and the Caribbean10,413
Near East7,277
North America5,172
Southwest Pacific1,086
PGRFA sent by region
Africa992,619
Asia1,297,894
Europe968,189
Latin America and the Caribbean3,066,994
Near East457,974
North America128,142
Southwest Pacific11,870
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,274,330
Asia2,017,295
Europe1,431,223
Latin America and the Caribbean911,631
Near East731,904
North America472,205
Southwest Pacific85,094

List of countries by region