Germplasm Flow

Updated 09-12-2019

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 76,706
Provider Countries 47
Recipient Countries 181
Sent to Contracting Parties 64,637
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 12,069
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 3,621
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 5,515,066  
Annex 1 crops 5,244,474 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 270,592 5%
PGRFA under development 1,415,184  
Sent to Contracting Parties 4,616,702
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 898,059
Non Art.15 Providers 487,688
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap25,01532%
Signed15,02719%
Shrink-wrap36,66447%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual30,38039%
Organization43,31756%
Not specified3,0093%
Users
Total 2558  
Registered last year 2,086  
Registered this year 472  
Individuals 1,541 60%
Legal entities 1,017 40%
Number of Providers 75  
Number of Recipients 6,363  
SMTA sent by region
Africa18,084
Asia14,132
Europe20,055
Latin America and the Caribbean21,924
Near East1,064
North America1,221
Southwest Pacific226
SMTA received by region
Africa11,110
Asia20,282
Europe22,918
Latin America and the Caribbean8,946
Near East8,824
North America3,861
Southwest Pacific765
PGRFA sent by region
Africa1,070,188
Asia980,029
Europe634,971
Latin America and the Caribbean2,612,229
Near East168,320
North America43,352
Southwest Pacific5,977
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,033,532
Asia1,585,792
Europe981,945
Latin America and the Caribbean777,456
Near East743,791
North America326,724
Southwest Pacific65,826

List of countries by region