Germplasm Flow

Updated 16-07-2026

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 120,542
Provider Countries 70
Recipient Countries 189
Sent to Contracting Parties 109,951
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 10,591
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 5,170
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 7,226,853  
Annex 1 crops 6,833,881 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 392,972 5%
PGRFA under development 1,630,458  
Sent to Contracting Parties 6,343,469
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 882,835
Non Art.15 Providers 1,030,344
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap59,70449%
Signed21,35717%
Shrink-wrap39,48132%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual62,79352%
Organization54,74045%
Not specified3,0092%
Users
Total 32,398  
Registered last year 28,949  
Registered this year 3,449  
Individuals 29,558 91%
Legal entities 2,840 9%
Number of Providers 683  
Number of Recipients 26,106  
SMTA sent by region
Africa16,866
Asia19,649
Europe52,766
Latin America and the Caribbean25,521
Near East3,106
North America2,065
Southwest Pacific569
SMTA received by region
Africa13,738
Asia25,830
Europe56,288
Latin America and the Caribbean10,687
Near East7,407
North America5,394
Southwest Pacific1,198
PGRFA sent by region
Africa1,031,715
Asia1,396,700
Europe1,054,082
Latin America and the Caribbean3,091,614
Near East503,774
North America131,014
Southwest Pacific17,954
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,324,826
Asia2,129,277
Europe1,521,555
Latin America and the Caribbean929,687
Near East747,838
North America480,786
Southwest Pacific92,884

List of countries by region