Germplasm Flow

Updated 22-10-2024

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 110,212
Provider Countries 66
Recipient Countries 189
Sent to Contracting Parties 97,501
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 12,711
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 4,549
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 6,933,321  
Annex 1 crops 6,590,683 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 342,638 5%
PGRFA under development 1,574,091  
Sent to Contracting Parties 5,935,655
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 997,194
Non Art.15 Providers 926,032
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap52,23147%
Signed19,91218%
Shrink-wrap38,06934%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual54,91749%
Organization52,28647%
Not specified3,0092%
Users
Total 23548  
Registered last year 18,355  
Registered this year 5,193  
Individuals 21,300 90%
Legal entities 2,248 10%
Number of Providers 461  
Number of Recipients 19,106  
SMTA sent by region
Africa16,242
Asia18,539
Europe45,108
Latin America and the Caribbean25,093
Near East2,802
North America1,958
Southwest Pacific470
SMTA received by region
Africa13,033
Asia24,681
Europe48,525
Latin America and the Caribbean10,417
Near East7,288
North America5,176
Southwest Pacific1,092
PGRFA sent by region
Africa993,110
Asia1,297,924
Europe970,201
Latin America and the Caribbean3,067,188
Near East464,749
North America128,142
Southwest Pacific12,007
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,278,558
Asia2,018,117
Europe1,434,255
Latin America and the Caribbean911,764
Near East732,469
North America472,226
Southwest Pacific85,932

List of countries by region