Germplasm Flow

Updated 20-06-2019

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 75,133
Provider Countries 47
Recipient Countries 181
Sent to Contracting Parties 61,050
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 14,083
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 3,340
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 5,444,975  
Annex 1 crops 5,199,020 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 245,955 5%
PGRFA under development 1,411,188  
Sent to Contracting Parties 4,330,958
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 1,113,712
Non Art.15 Providers 428,690
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap24,12532%
Signed14,42419%
Shrink-wrap36,58448%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual29,89739%
Organization42,22756%
Not specified3,0094%
Users
Total 2317  
Registered last year 2,086  
Registered this year 231  
Individuals 1,397 60%
Legal entities 920 40%
Number of Providers 70  
Number of Recipients 6,277  
SMTA sent by region
Africa17,884
Asia14,095
Europe18,965
Latin America and the Caribbean21,900
Near East968
North America1,221
Southwest Pacific100
SMTA received by region
Africa11,402
Asia20,556
Europe21,357
Latin America and the Caribbean8,918
Near East8,403
North America3,835
Southwest Pacific662
PGRFA sent by region
Africa1,063,115
Asia978,730
Europe583,660
Latin America and the Caribbean2,611,905
Near East161,853
North America43,352
Southwest Pacific2,360
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,070,205
Asia1,604,020
Europe895,181
Latin America and the Caribbean776,167
Near East712,683
North America324,177
Southwest Pacific62,542

List of countries by region