Germplasm Flow

Updated 21-02-2020

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 78,514
Provider Countries 48
Recipient Countries 181
Sent to Contracting Parties 66,066
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 12,448
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 3,659
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 5,683,362  
Annex 1 crops 5,396,404 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 286,958 5%
PGRFA under development 1,416,495  
Sent to Contracting Parties 4,746,084
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 936,973
Non Art.15 Providers 528,420
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap26,13933%
Signed15,41719%
Shrink-wrap36,95847%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual31,19339%
Organization44,31256%
Not specified3,0093%
Users
Total 2665  
Registered last year 2,576  
Registered this year 89  
Individuals 1,607 60%
Legal entities 1,058 40%
Number of Providers 78  
Number of Recipients 6,382  
SMTA sent by region
Africa18,118
Asia14,242
Europe20,694
Latin America and the Caribbean22,677
Near East1,064
North America1,492
Southwest Pacific227
SMTA received by region
Africa11,214
Asia20,537
Europe23,607
Latin America and the Caribbean9,363
Near East8,871
North America4,145
Southwest Pacific777
PGRFA sent by region
Africa1,073,135
Asia981,627
Europe652,243
Latin America and the Caribbean2,736,895
Near East168,320
North America65,101
Southwest Pacific6,041
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,053,284
Asia1,614,154
Europe1,013,447
Latin America and the Caribbean832,748
Near East752,882
North America350,331
Southwest Pacific66,516

List of countries by region