Germplasm Flow

Updated 25-06-2021

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 84,055
Provider Countries 51
Recipient Countries 181
Sent to Contracting Parties 71,135
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 12,920
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 3,834
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 6,130,613  
Annex 1 crops 5,840,723 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 289,890 5%
PGRFA under development 1,412,500  
Sent to Contracting Parties 5,142,593
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 987,715
Non Art.15 Providers 625,445
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap32,81839%
Signed16,79219%
Shrink-wrap34,44540%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual35,75442%
Organization45,29253%
Not specified3,0093%
Users
Total 5959  
Registered last year 2,964  
Registered this year 2,995  
Individuals 4,663 78%
Legal entities 1,296 22%
Number of Providers 102  
Number of Recipients 8,613  
SMTA sent by region
Africa15,276
Asia15,454
Europe25,674
Latin America and the Caribbean23,778
Near East2,017
North America1,625
Southwest Pacific231
SMTA received by region
Africa11,792
Asia21,593
Europe28,636
Latin America and the Caribbean9,736
Near East6,916
North America4,549
Southwest Pacific833
PGRFA sent by region
Africa925,085
Asia1,075,085
Europe745,282
Latin America and the Caribbean2,918,892
Near East373,204
North America86,421
Southwest Pacific6,644
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,177,502
Asia1,762,947
Europe1,165,796
Latin America and the Caribbean864,139
Near East690,627
North America395,433
Southwest Pacific74,169

List of countries by region