Germplasm Flow

Updated 24-04-2024

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 108,877
Provider Countries 65
Recipient Countries 187
Sent to Contracting Parties 96,218
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 12,659
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 4,409
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 6,892,197  
Annex 1 crops 6,557,324 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 334,873 5%
PGRFA under development 1,567,004  
Sent to Contracting Parties 5,896,870
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 994,885
Non Art.15 Providers 896,457
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap51,80047%
Signed19,58017%
Shrink-wrap37,49734%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual54,65650%
Organization51,21247%
Not specified3,0092%
Users
Total 23130  
Registered last year 18,355  
Registered this year 4,775  
Individuals 21,052 91%
Legal entities 2,078 9%
Number of Providers 439  
Number of Recipients 25,485  
SMTA sent by region
Africa16,156
Asia18,309
Europe44,347
Latin America and the Caribbean24,996
Near East2,745
North America1,874
Southwest Pacific450
SMTA received by region
Africa12,927
Asia24,413
Europe47,776
Latin America and the Caribbean10,338
Near East7,271
North America5,083
Southwest Pacific1,069
PGRFA sent by region
Africa988,701
Asia1,293,840
Europe955,413
Latin America and the Caribbean3,065,464
Near East457,974
North America119,219
Southwest Pacific11,586
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,272,790
Asia2,009,501
Europe1,420,286
Latin America and the Caribbean910,525
Near East731,666
North America462,733
Southwest Pacific84,696

List of countries by region