Germplasm Flow

Updated 10-03-2026

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 117,822
Provider Countries 70
Recipient Countries 189
Sent to Contracting Parties 107,302
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 10,520
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 4,858
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 7,125,144  
Annex 1 crops 6,761,235 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 363,909 5%
PGRFA under development 1,608,921  
Sent to Contracting Parties 6,245,951
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 878,649
Non Art.15 Providers 1,005,369
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap57,94949%
Signed20,71017%
Shrink-wrap39,16333%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual60,94151%
Organization53,87245%
Not specified3,0092%
Users
Total 29,812  
Registered last year 28,949  
Registered this year 863  
Individuals 27,118 91%
Legal entities 2,694 9%
Number of Providers 664  
Number of Recipients 24,534  
SMTA sent by region
Africa16,588
Asia19,375
Europe50,813
Latin America and the Caribbean25,460
Near East2,978
North America2,059
Southwest Pacific549
SMTA received by region
Africa13,456
Asia25,518
Europe54,303
Latin America and the Caribbean10,652
Near East7,367
North America5,355
Southwest Pacific1,171
PGRFA sent by region
Africa1,011,239
Asia1,363,203
Europe1,030,909
Latin America and the Caribbean3,088,997
Near East482,486
North America130,949
Southwest Pacific17,361
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,301,551
Asia2,091,136
Europe1,494,002
Latin America and the Caribbean927,944
Near East740,852
North America478,457
Southwest Pacific91,202

List of countries by region