Germplasm Flow

Updated 07-12-2024

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 110,432
Provider Countries 66
Recipient Countries 189
Sent to Contracting Parties 97,711
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 12,721
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 4,625
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 6,962,266  
Annex 1 crops 6,615,614 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 346,652 5%
PGRFA under development 1,574,532  
Sent to Contracting Parties 5,963,981
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 997,813
Non Art.15 Providers 928,214
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap52,30447%
Signed20,03218%
Shrink-wrap38,09634%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual55,00149%
Organization52,42247%
Not specified3,0092%
Users
Total 23651  
Registered last year 18,355  
Registered this year 5,296  
Individuals 21,362 90%
Legal entities 2,289 10%
Number of Providers 462  
Number of Recipients 19,155  
SMTA sent by region
Africa16,318
Asia18,618
Europe45,148
Latin America and the Caribbean25,107
Near East2,802
North America1,958
Southwest Pacific481
SMTA received by region
Africa13,110
Asia24,758
Europe48,566
Latin America and the Caribbean10,428
Near East7,291
North America5,177
Southwest Pacific1,102
PGRFA sent by region
Africa996,929
Asia1,320,984
Europe971,913
Latin America and the Caribbean3,067,521
Near East464,749
North America128,142
Southwest Pacific12,028
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,282,117
Asia2,041,475
Europe1,435,936
Latin America and the Caribbean912,015
Near East732,510
North America472,233
Southwest Pacific85,980

List of countries by region