Germplasm Flow

Updated 29-09-2022

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 90,893
Provider Countries 57
Recipient Countries 181
Sent to Contracting Parties 77,392
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 13,501
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 4,245
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 6,401,150  
Annex 1 crops 6,081,911 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 319,239 5%
PGRFA under development 1,478,158  
Sent to Contracting Parties 5,380,860
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 1,019,802
Non Art.15 Providers 685,912
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap36,85240%
Signed18,00719%
Shrink-wrap36,03439%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual40,79044%
Organization47,09451%
Not specified3,0093%
Users
Total 9786  
Registered last year 6,249  
Registered this year 3,537  
Individuals 8,186 84%
Legal entities 1,600 16%
Number of Providers 137  
Number of Recipients 13,280  
SMTA sent by region
Africa15,588
Asia17,101
Europe29,534
Latin America and the Caribbean24,420
Near East2,287
North America1,683
Southwest Pacific280
SMTA received by region
Africa12,231
Asia23,055
Europe32,824
Latin America and the Caribbean10,134
Near East7,020
North America4,737
Southwest Pacific892
PGRFA sent by region
Africa942,301
Asia1,198,283
Europe786,198
Latin America and the Caribbean2,966,158
Near East402,828
North America97,373
Southwest Pacific8,009
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,207,278
Asia1,876,145
Europe1,227,137
Latin America and the Caribbean895,233
Near East700,623
North America418,534
Southwest Pacific76,200

List of countries by region