Germplasm Flow

Updated 21-04-2018

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 64,585
Provider Countries 41
Recipient Countries 179
Sent to Contracting Parties 52,629
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 11,956
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 3,040
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 4,362,887  
Annex 1 crops 4,144,068 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 218,737 5%
PGRFA under development 1,217,023  
Sent to Contracting Parties 3,495,419
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 867,163
Non Art.15 Providers 381,651
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap20,92832%
Signed12,90219%
Shrink-wrap30,75547%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual28,71244%
Organization32,86550%
Not specified3,0084%
Users
Total 1806  
Registered last year 1,670  
Registered this year 136  
Individuals 1,065 59%
Legal entities 741 41%
Number of Providers 63  
Number of Recipients 6,124  
SMTA sent by region
Africa16,651
Asia12,418
Europe14,529
Latin America and the Caribbean19,877
Near East11
North America1,065
Southwest Pacific34
SMTA received by region
Africa9,611
Asia17,985
Europe17,746
Latin America and the Caribbean7,739
Near East7,673
North America3,301
Southwest Pacific530
PGRFA sent by region
Africa934,752
Asia883,462
Europe384,958
Latin America and the Caribbean2,125,425
Near East30
North America33,453
Southwest Pacific807
PGRFA received by region
Africa811,712
Asia1,350,501
Europe666,641
Latin America and the Caribbean631,477
Near East617,984
North America231,523
Southwest Pacific53,049

List of countries by region