Germplasm Flow

Updated 28-06-2022

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 90,727
Provider Countries 56
Recipient Countries 181
Sent to Contracting Parties 77,256
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 13,471
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 4,207
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 6,394,830  
Annex 1 crops 6,078,473 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 316,357 5%
PGRFA under development 1,478,134  
Sent to Contracting Parties 5,376,495
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 1,017,891
Non Art.15 Providers 680,090
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap36,81340%
Signed17,90419%
Shrink-wrap36,01039%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual40,73544%
Organization46,98351%
Not specified3,0093%
Users
Total 9666  
Registered last year 6,249  
Registered this year 3,417  
Individuals 8,115 84%
Legal entities 1,551 16%
Number of Providers 133  
Number of Recipients 13,180  
SMTA sent by region
Africa15,578
Asia17,058
Europe29,449
Latin America and the Caribbean24,405
Near East2,287
North America1,683
Southwest Pacific267
SMTA received by region
Africa12,220
Asia23,017
Europe32,731
Latin America and the Caribbean10,124
Near East7,017
North America4,736
Southwest Pacific882
PGRFA sent by region
Africa942,064
Asia1,195,920
Europe783,049
Latin America and the Caribbean2,965,891
Near East402,828
North America97,373
Southwest Pacific7,705
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,207,038
Asia1,873,799
Europe1,223,843
Latin America and the Caribbean895,102
Near East700,540
North America418,404
Southwest Pacific76,104

List of countries by region