Germplasm Flow

Updated 19-12-2018

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 68,228
Provider Countries 44
Recipient Countries 180
Sent to Contracting Parties 55,845
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 12,383
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 3,016
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 4,596,956  
Annex 1 crops 4,372,739 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 224,217 5%
PGRFA under development 1,394,757  
Sent to Contracting Parties 3,691,322
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 905,329
Non Art.15 Providers 416,195
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap22,53633%
Signed13,49919%
Shrink-wrap32,19347%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual28,91742%
Organization36,30353%
Not specified3,0084%
Users
Total 2081  
Registered last year 1,670  
Registered this year 411  
Individuals 1,247 60%
Legal entities 834 40%
Number of Providers 65  
Number of Recipients 6,193  
SMTA sent by region
Africa16,679
Asia13,026
Europe16,375
Latin America and the Caribbean19,925
Near East968
North America1,221
Southwest Pacific34
SMTA received by region
Africa9,835
Asia18,864
Europe19,622
Latin America and the Caribbean7,803
Near East7,957
North America3,566
Southwest Pacific581
PGRFA sent by region
Africa943,252
Asia916,397
Europe404,444
Latin America and the Caribbean2,126,851
Near East161,853
North America43,352
Southwest Pacific807
PGRFA received by region
Africa851,937
Asia1,428,655
Europe720,497
Latin America and the Caribbean636,023
Near East654,843
North America248,475
Southwest Pacific56,526

List of countries by region