Germplasm Flow

Updated 23-05-2025

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 115,829
Provider Countries 68
Recipient Countries 189
Sent to Contracting Parties 105,457
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 10,372
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 4,711
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 7,023,540  
Annex 1 crops 6,672,872 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 350,668 5%
PGRFA under development 1,578,920  
Sent to Contracting Parties 6,167,586
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 855,479
Non Art.15 Providers 965,839
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap57,26449%
Signed20,22317%
Shrink-wrap38,34233%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual59,96951%
Organization52,85145%
Not specified3,0092%
Users
Total 28459  
Registered last year 23,682  
Registered this year 4,777  
Individuals 26,011 91%
Legal entities 2,448 9%
Number of Providers 558  
Number of Recipients 23,763  
SMTA sent by region
Africa16,472
Asia18,863
Europe50,022
Latin America and the Caribbean25,206
Near East2,804
North America1,958
Southwest Pacific504
SMTA received by region
Africa13,263
Asia24,998
Europe53,467
Latin America and the Caribbean10,471
Near East7,303
North America5,204
Southwest Pacific1,123
PGRFA sent by region
Africa1,004,898
Asia1,334,758
Europe1,003,894
Latin America and the Caribbean3,071,456
Near East464,819
North America128,142
Southwest Pacific15,573
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,288,908
Asia2,053,762
Europe1,470,189
Latin America and the Caribbean913,212
Near East734,647
North America473,038
Southwest Pacific89,784

List of countries by region