Germplasm Flow

Updated 02-10-2023

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 101,242
Provider Countries 63
Recipient Countries 186
Sent to Contracting Parties 88,681
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 12,561
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 4,552
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 6,718,789  
Annex 1 crops 6,380,473 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 338,316 5%
PGRFA under development 1,533,558  
Sent to Contracting Parties 5,735,711
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 982,636
Non Art.15 Providers 788,173
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap45,47644%
Signed18,86718%
Shrink-wrap36,89936%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual49,11748%
Organization49,11648%
Not specified3,0092%
Users
Total 18182  
Registered last year 9,911  
Registered this year 8,271  
Individuals 16,310 90%
Legal entities 1,872 10%
Number of Providers 231  
Number of Recipients 20,780  
SMTA sent by region
Africa15,926
Asia17,961
Europe37,519
Latin America and the Caribbean24,971
Near East2,576
North America1,874
Southwest Pacific415
SMTA received by region
Africa12,669
Asia24,029
Europe41,041
Latin America and the Caribbean10,311
Near East7,168
North America4,995
Southwest Pacific1,029
PGRFA sent by region
Africa970,936
Asia1,265,484
Europe849,471
Latin America and the Caribbean3,064,678
Near East438,087
North America119,219
Southwest Pacific10,914
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,253,234
Asia1,975,552
Europe1,324,857
Latin America and the Caribbean908,949
Near East721,304
North America453,986
Southwest Pacific80,907

List of countries by region