Germplasm Flow

Updated 22-01-2026

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 117,310
Provider Countries 69
Recipient Countries 189
Sent to Contracting Parties 106,809
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 10,501
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 4,842
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 7,111,275  
Annex 1 crops 6,749,007 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 362,268 5%
PGRFA under development 1,606,045  
Sent to Contracting Parties 6,235,750
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 874,981
Non Art.15 Providers 1,000,289
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap57,62249%
Signed20,64317%
Shrink-wrap39,04533%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual60,53851%
Organization53,76345%
Not specified3,0092%
Users
Total 28981  
Registered last year 28,949  
Registered this year 32  
Individuals 26,331 91%
Legal entities 2,650 9%
Number of Providers 596  
Number of Recipients 24,325  
SMTA sent by region
Africa16,569
Asia19,211
Europe50,487
Latin America and the Caribbean25,458
Near East2,978
North America2,059
Southwest Pacific548
SMTA received by region
Africa13,429
Asia25,384
Europe53,974
Latin America and the Caribbean10,647
Near East7,366
North America5,344
Southwest Pacific1,166
PGRFA sent by region
Africa1,009,821
Asia1,355,450
Europe1,026,251
Latin America and the Caribbean3,088,962
Near East482,486
North America130,949
Southwest Pacific17,356
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,299,725
Asia2,084,601
Europe1,489,010
Latin America and the Caribbean927,825
Near East740,831
North America478,128
Southwest Pacific91,155

List of countries by region