Germplasm Flow

Updated 07-06-2023

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 99,743
Provider Countries 60
Recipient Countries 185
Sent to Contracting Parties 87,319
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 12,424
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 4,414
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 6,545,166  
Annex 1 crops 6,217,056 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 328,110 5%
PGRFA under development 1,527,634  
Sent to Contracting Parties 5,573,072
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 971,605
Non Art.15 Providers 748,283
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap44,63344%
Signed18,33918%
Shrink-wrap36,77136%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual48,85148%
Organization47,88348%
Not specified3,0093%
Users
Total 17963  
Registered last year 9,911  
Registered this year 8,052  
Individuals 16,185 90%
Legal entities 1,778 10%
Number of Providers 216  
Number of Recipients 20,613  
SMTA sent by region
Africa15,758
Asia17,684
Europe37,116
Latin America and the Caribbean24,585
Near East2,522
North America1,683
Southwest Pacific395
SMTA received by region
Africa12,461
Asia23,622
Europe40,544
Latin America and the Caribbean10,218
Near East7,100
North America4,798
Southwest Pacific1,000
PGRFA sent by region
Africa953,792
Asia1,230,654
Europe840,331
Latin America and the Caribbean2,974,900
Near East437,759
North America97,373
Southwest Pacific10,357
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,223,585
Asia1,914,347
Europe1,291,432
Latin America and the Caribbean897,828
Near East709,429
North America429,035
Southwest Pacific79,510

List of countries by region