Germplasm Flow

Updated 06-10-2024

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 110,168
Provider Countries 66
Recipient Countries 189
Sent to Contracting Parties 97,458
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 12,710
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 4,547
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 6,931,530  
Annex 1 crops 6,588,895 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 342,635 5%
PGRFA under development 1,574,091  
Sent to Contracting Parties 5,933,872
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 997,186
Non Art.15 Providers 924,241
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap52,22847%
Signed19,87318%
Shrink-wrap38,06734%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual54,91449%
Organization52,24547%
Not specified3,0092%
Users
Total 23520  
Registered last year 18,355  
Registered this year 5,165  
Individuals 21,290 91%
Legal entities 2,230 9%
Number of Providers 459  
Number of Recipients 25,663  
SMTA sent by region
Africa16,240
Asia18,539
Europe45,067
Latin America and the Caribbean25,093
Near East2,802
North America1,958
Southwest Pacific469
SMTA received by region
Africa13,030
Asia24,681
Europe48,486
Latin America and the Caribbean10,417
Near East7,287
North America5,176
Southwest Pacific1,091
PGRFA sent by region
Africa993,108
Asia1,297,924
Europe968,413
Latin America and the Caribbean3,067,188
Near East464,749
North America128,142
Southwest Pacific12,006
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,278,548
Asia2,018,117
Europe1,432,480
Latin America and the Caribbean911,764
Near East732,464
North America472,226
Southwest Pacific85,931

List of countries by region