Germplasm Flow

Updated 06-11-2024

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 110,257
Provider Countries 66
Recipient Countries 189
Sent to Contracting Parties 97,540
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 12,717
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 4,562
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 6,934,339  
Annex 1 crops 6,590,972 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 343,367 5%
PGRFA under development 1,574,143  
Sent to Contracting Parties 5,936,475
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 997,392
Non Art.15 Providers 926,885
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap52,25147%
Signed19,91818%
Shrink-wrap38,08834%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual54,94249%
Organization52,30647%
Not specified3,0092%
Users
Total 23593  
Registered last year 18,355  
Registered this year 5,238  
Individuals 21,332 90%
Legal entities 2,261 10%
Number of Providers 462  
Number of Recipients 19,133  
SMTA sent by region
Africa16,255
Asia18,542
Europe45,119
Latin America and the Caribbean25,103
Near East2,802
North America1,958
Southwest Pacific478
SMTA received by region
Africa13,046
Asia24,686
Europe48,535
Latin America and the Caribbean10,426
Near East7,288
North America5,176
Southwest Pacific1,100
PGRFA sent by region
Africa993,124
Asia1,297,993
Europe970,964
Latin America and the Caribbean3,067,352
Near East464,749
North America128,142
Southwest Pacific12,015
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,278,572
Asia2,018,284
Europe1,434,998
Latin America and the Caribbean911,850
Near East732,469
North America472,226
Southwest Pacific85,940

List of countries by region