Germplasm Flow

Updated 28-01-2022

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 85,217
Provider Countries 52
Recipient Countries 181
Sent to Contracting Parties 72,222
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 12,995
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 3,875
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 6,187,058  
Annex 1 crops 5,890,677 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 296,381 5%
PGRFA under development 1,428,504  
Sent to Contracting Parties 5,191,260
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 995,383
Non Art.15 Providers 653,436
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap33,10638%
Signed17,17820%
Shrink-wrap34,93340%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual36,40642%
Organization45,80253%
Not specified3,0093%
Users
Total 6306  
Registered last year 6,249  
Registered this year 57  
Individuals 4,885 77%
Legal entities 1,421 23%
Number of Providers 110  
Number of Recipients 9,414  
SMTA sent by region
Africa15,292
Asia15,998
Europe26,188
Latin America and the Caribbean23,807
Near East2,017
North America1,683
Southwest Pacific232
SMTA received by region
Africa11,832
Asia22,025
Europe29,187
Latin America and the Caribbean9,767
Near East6,931
North America4,636
Southwest Pacific839
PGRFA sent by region
Africa925,156
Asia1,106,310
Europe759,066
Latin America and the Caribbean2,919,224
Near East373,204
North America97,373
Southwest Pacific6,725
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,178,734
Asia1,790,524
Europe1,178,534
Latin America and the Caribbean865,690
Near East691,118
North America408,147
Southwest Pacific74,311

List of countries by region