Germplasm Flow

Updated 20-01-2020

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 76,742
Provider Countries 47
Recipient Countries 181
Sent to Contracting Parties 64,665
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 12,077
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 3,632
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 5,516,968  
Annex 1 crops 5,245,750 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 271,218 5%
PGRFA under development 1,415,217  
Sent to Contracting Parties 4,618,495
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 898,168
Non Art.15 Providers 488,530
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap25,02032%
Signed15,04619%
Shrink-wrap36,67647%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual30,39039%
Organization43,34356%
Not specified3,0093%
Users
Total 2608  
Registered last year 2,577  
Registered this year 31  
Individuals 1,574 60%
Legal entities 1,034 40%
Number of Providers 76  
Number of Recipients 6,374  
SMTA sent by region
Africa18,096
Asia14,141
Europe20,064
Latin America and the Caribbean21,927
Near East1,064
North America1,223
Southwest Pacific227
SMTA received by region
Africa11,116
Asia20,292
Europe22,928
Latin America and the Caribbean8,950
Near East8,829
North America3,861
Southwest Pacific766
PGRFA sent by region
Africa1,071,243
Asia980,161
Europe635,451
Latin America and the Caribbean2,612,271
Near East168,320
North America43,481
Southwest Pacific6,041
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,033,804
Asia1,585,928
Europe982,476
Latin America and the Caribbean777,625
Near East744,434
North America326,724
Southwest Pacific65,977

List of countries by region