Germplasm Flow

Updated 07-12-2022

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 90,990
Provider Countries 57
Recipient Countries 182
Sent to Contracting Parties 77,479
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 13,511
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 4,284
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 6,405,179  
Annex 1 crops 6,084,560 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 320,619 5%
PGRFA under development 1,478,286  
Sent to Contracting Parties 5,384,395
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 1,020,296
Non Art.15 Providers 689,488
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap36,88740%
Signed18,04119%
Shrink-wrap36,06239%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual40,82544%
Organization47,15651%
Not specified3,0093%
Users
Total 9877  
Registered last year 6,249  
Registered this year 3,628  
Individuals 8,237 83%
Legal entities 1,640 17%
Number of Providers 138  
Number of Recipients 13,329  
SMTA sent by region
Africa15,614
Asia17,121
Europe29,566
Latin America and the Caribbean24,427
Near East2,287
North America1,683
Southwest Pacific292
SMTA received by region
Africa12,259
Asia23,069
Europe32,860
Latin America and the Caribbean10,138
Near East7,020
North America4,738
Southwest Pacific906
PGRFA sent by region
Africa942,444
Asia1,199,343
Europe788,597
Latin America and the Caribbean2,966,471
Near East402,828
North America97,373
Southwest Pacific8,123
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,207,452
Asia1,877,301
Europe1,229,530
Latin America and the Caribbean895,301
Near East700,623
North America418,535
Southwest Pacific76,437

List of countries by region