Germplasm Flow

Updated 17-11-2019

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 76,640
Provider Countries 47
Recipient Countries 181
Sent to Contracting Parties 64,572
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 12,068
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 3,615
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 5,514,326  
Annex 1 crops 5,243,889 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 270,437 5%
PGRFA under development 1,414,908  
Sent to Contracting Parties 4,615,980
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 898,041
Non Art.15 Providers 486,973
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap24,96432%
Signed15,01219%
Shrink-wrap36,66447%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual30,33639%
Organization43,29556%
Not specified3,0093%
Users
Total 2526  
Registered last year 2,086  
Registered this year 440  
Individuals 1,521 60%
Legal entities 1,005 40%
Number of Providers 73  
Number of Recipients 6,354  
SMTA sent by region
Africa18,082
Asia14,127
Europe19,997
Latin America and the Caribbean21,923
Near East1,064
North America1,221
Southwest Pacific226
SMTA received by region
Africa11,107
Asia20,275
Europe22,864
Latin America and the Caribbean8,945
Near East8,824
North America3,860
Southwest Pacific765
PGRFA sent by region
Africa1,070,184
Asia979,894
Europe634,395
Latin America and the Caribbean2,612,204
Near East168,320
North America43,352
Southwest Pacific5,977
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,033,524
Asia1,585,466
Europe981,584
Latin America and the Caribbean777,451
Near East743,791
North America326,684
Southwest Pacific65,826

List of countries by region