Germplasm Flow

Updated 27-07-2024

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 109,998
Provider Countries 65
Recipient Countries 188
Sent to Contracting Parties 97,304
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 12,694
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 4,480
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 6,922,320  
Annex 1 crops 6,581,669 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 340,651 5%
PGRFA under development 1,567,195  
Sent to Contracting Parties 5,925,252
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 996,622
Non Art.15 Providers 922,029
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap52,20447%
Signed19,80618%
Shrink-wrap37,98834%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual54,85649%
Organization52,13347%
Not specified3,0092%
Users
Total 23382  
Registered last year 18,355  
Registered this year 5,027  
Individuals 21,214 91%
Legal entities 2,168 9%
Number of Providers 456  
Number of Recipients 25,642  
SMTA sent by region
Africa16,228
Asia18,533
Europe45,052
Latin America and the Caribbean25,024
Near East2,745
North America1,958
Southwest Pacific458
SMTA received by region
Africa12,995
Asia24,668
Europe48,449
Latin America and the Caribbean10,360
Near East7,277
North America5,172
Southwest Pacific1,077
PGRFA sent by region
Africa992,615
Asia1,297,677
Europe968,072
Latin America and the Caribbean3,066,119
Near East457,974
North America128,142
Southwest Pacific11,721
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,274,166
Asia2,017,181
Europe1,430,922
Latin America and the Caribbean910,997
Near East731,904
North America472,205
Southwest Pacific84,945

List of countries by region