Germplasm Flow

Updated 25-09-2021

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 84,105
Provider Countries 52
Recipient Countries 181
Sent to Contracting Parties 71,172
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 12,933
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 3,851
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 6,134,065  
Annex 1 crops 5,842,466 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 291,599 5%
PGRFA under development 1,412,568  
Sent to Contracting Parties 5,144,183
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 989,577
Non Art.15 Providers 628,761
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap32,82939%
Signed16,81419%
Shrink-wrap34,46240%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual35,77842%
Organization45,31853%
Not specified3,0093%
Users
Total 6077  
Registered last year 2,964  
Registered this year 3,113  
Individuals 4,734 78%
Legal entities 1,343 22%
Number of Providers 106  
Number of Recipients 8,641  
SMTA sent by region
Africa15,281
Asia15,470
Europe25,689
Latin America and the Caribbean23,792
Near East2,017
North America1,625
Southwest Pacific231
SMTA received by region
Africa11,799
Asia21,613
Europe28,650
Latin America and the Caribbean9,745
Near East6,916
North America4,549
Southwest Pacific833
PGRFA sent by region
Africa925,110
Asia1,077,250
Europe746,408
Latin America and the Caribbean2,919,028
Near East373,204
North America86,421
Southwest Pacific6,644
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,177,568
Asia1,765,058
Europe1,166,977
Latin America and the Caribbean864,233
Near East690,627
North America395,433
Southwest Pacific74,169

List of countries by region