Germplasm Flow

Updated 10-12-2023

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 101,336
Provider Countries 64
Recipient Countries 186
Sent to Contracting Parties 88,785
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 12,551
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 4,589
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 6,725,461  
Annex 1 crops 6,385,098 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 340,363 5%
PGRFA under development 1,533,582  
Sent to Contracting Parties 5,742,779
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 982,240
Non Art.15 Providers 794,669
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap45,51944%
Signed18,88418%
Shrink-wrap36,93336%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual49,17248%
Organization49,15548%
Not specified3,0092%
Users
Total 18335  
Registered last year 9,911  
Registered this year 8,424  
Individuals 16,399 89%
Legal entities 1,936 11%
Number of Providers 234  
Number of Recipients 20,835  
SMTA sent by region
Africa15,953
Asia17,975
Europe37,550
Latin America and the Caribbean24,976
Near East2,576
North America1,874
Southwest Pacific432
SMTA received by region
Africa12,699
Asia24,041
Europe41,077
Latin America and the Caribbean10,315
Near East7,169
North America4,996
Southwest Pacific1,039
PGRFA sent by region
Africa971,313
Asia1,266,006
Europe854,933
Latin America and the Caribbean3,064,739
Near East438,087
North America119,219
Southwest Pacific11,164
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,254,798
Asia1,975,792
Europe1,329,341
Latin America and the Caribbean909,007
Near East721,518
North America453,999
Southwest Pacific81,006

List of countries by region