Germplasm Flow

Updated 30-07-2021

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 84,066
Provider Countries 51
Recipient Countries 181
Sent to Contracting Parties 71,141
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 12,925
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 3,841
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 6,131,069  
Annex 1 crops 5,840,957 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 290,112 5%
PGRFA under development 1,412,500  
Sent to Contracting Parties 5,142,919
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 987,845
Non Art.15 Providers 625,899
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap32,82139%
Signed16,79919%
Shrink-wrap34,44640%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual35,76142%
Organization45,29653%
Not specified3,0093%
Users
Total 5997  
Registered last year 2,964  
Registered this year 3,033  
Individuals 4,686 78%
Legal entities 1,311 22%
Number of Providers 103  
Number of Recipients 8,618  
SMTA sent by region
Africa15,278
Asia15,461
Europe25,675
Latin America and the Caribbean23,779
Near East2,017
North America1,625
Southwest Pacific231
SMTA received by region
Africa11,794
Asia21,598
Europe28,638
Latin America and the Caribbean9,738
Near East6,916
North America4,549
Southwest Pacific833
PGRFA sent by region
Africa925,095
Asia1,075,371
Europe745,440
Latin America and the Caribbean2,918,894
Near East373,204
North America86,421
Southwest Pacific6,644
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,177,512
Asia1,763,077
Europe1,166,105
Latin America and the Caribbean864,146
Near East690,627
North America395,433
Southwest Pacific74,169

List of countries by region