Germplasm Flow

Updated 16-07-2019

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 75,366
Provider Countries 47
Recipient Countries 181
Sent to Contracting Parties 61,267
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 14,099
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 3,355
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 5,455,479  
Annex 1 crops 5,207,095 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 248,384 5%
PGRFA under development 1,413,580  
Sent to Contracting Parties 4,340,172
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 1,115,002
Non Art.15 Providers 436,019
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap24,13032%
Signed14,61419%
Shrink-wrap36,62248%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual29,92239%
Organization42,43556%
Not specified3,0093%
Users
Total 2352  
Registered last year 2,086  
Registered this year 266  
Individuals 1,417 60%
Legal entities 935 40%
Number of Providers 70  
Number of Recipients 6,281  
SMTA sent by region
Africa17,888
Asia14,099
Europe18,969
Latin America and the Caribbean21,908
Near East1,055
North America1,221
Southwest Pacific226
SMTA received by region
Africa10,917
Asia20,198
Europe21,961
Latin America and the Caribbean8,930
Near East8,759
North America3,840
Southwest Pacific761
PGRFA sent by region
Africa1,063,008
Asia979,384
Europe584,058
Latin America and the Caribbean2,611,976
Near East167,724
North America43,352
Southwest Pacific5,977
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,028,592
Asia1,576,850
Europe947,687
Latin America and the Caribbean776,460
Near East736,582
North America324,645
Southwest Pacific64,663

List of countries by region