Germplasm Flow

Updated 07-12-2021

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 84,667
Provider Countries 52
Recipient Countries 181
Sent to Contracting Parties 71,722
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 12,945
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 3,868
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 6,157,670  
Annex 1 crops 5,862,237 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 295,433 5%
PGRFA under development 1,412,992  
Sent to Contracting Parties 5,167,447
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 989,808
Non Art.15 Providers 652,177
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap33,07939%
Signed17,10620%
Shrink-wrap34,48240%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual35,88042%
Organization45,77854%
Not specified3,0093%
Users
Total 6206  
Registered last year 2,964  
Registered this year 3,242  
Individuals 4,816 78%
Legal entities 1,390 22%
Number of Providers 109  
Number of Recipients 8,887  
SMTA sent by region
Africa15,290
Asia15,495
Europe26,150
Latin America and the Caribbean23,800
Near East2,017
North America1,683
Southwest Pacific232
SMTA received by region
Africa11,812
Asia21,644
Europe29,101
Latin America and the Caribbean9,754
Near East6,921
North America4,599
Southwest Pacific836
PGRFA sent by region
Africa925,139
Asia1,077,616
Europe758,467
Latin America and the Caribbean2,919,146
Near East373,204
North America97,373
Southwest Pacific6,725
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,177,792
Asia1,767,368
Europe1,177,311
Latin America and the Caribbean864,778
Near East690,656
North America405,482
Southwest Pacific74,283

List of countries by region