Germplasm Flow

Updated 29-03-2023

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 94,823
Provider Countries 59
Recipient Countries 185
Sent to Contracting Parties 82,410
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 12,413
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 4,394
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 6,507,173  
Annex 1 crops 6,181,025 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 326,148 5%
PGRFA under development 1,526,278  
Sent to Contracting Parties 5,535,559
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 971,125
Non Art.15 Providers 712,253
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap39,79541%
Signed18,29219%
Shrink-wrap36,73638%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual44,10346%
Organization47,71150%
Not specified3,0093%
Users
Total 17201  
Registered last year 9,911  
Registered this year 7,290  
Individuals 15,484 90%
Legal entities 1,717 10%
Number of Providers 210  
Number of Recipients 16,170  
SMTA sent by region
Africa15,748
Asia17,517
Europe32,391
Latin America and the Caribbean24,581
Near East2,522
North America1,683
Southwest Pacific381
SMTA received by region
Africa12,445
Asia23,468
Europe35,814
Latin America and the Caribbean10,215
Near East7,099
North America4,793
Southwest Pacific989
PGRFA sent by region
Africa953,720
Asia1,226,731
Europe807,229
Latin America and the Caribbean2,974,833
Near East437,759
North America97,373
Southwest Pacific9,528
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,223,092
Asia1,911,473
Europe1,258,108
Latin America and the Caribbean897,700
Near East709,428
North America428,712
Southwest Pacific78,660

List of countries by region