Germplasm Flow

Updated 06-09-2026

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 121,199
Provider Countries 70
Recipient Countries 189
Sent to Contracting Parties 110,912
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 10,287
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 5,208
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 7,243,485  
Annex 1 crops 6,839,049 94%
Non-Annex 1 crops 404,436 6%
PGRFA under development 1,630,449  
Sent to Contracting Parties 6,380,126
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 862,810
Non Art.15 Providers 1,046,768
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap60,17249%
Signed21,52717%
Shrink-wrap39,50032%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual62,82951%
Organization55,36145%
Not specified3,0092%
Users
Total 32,512  
Registered last year 28,949  
Registered this year 3,563  
Individuals 29,617 91%
Legal entities 2,895 9%
Number of Providers 683  
Number of Recipients 26,137  
SMTA sent by region
Africa16,875
Asia19,666
Europe53,384
Latin America and the Caribbean25,522
Near East3,106
North America2,067
Southwest Pacific579
SMTA received by region
Africa13,756
Asia25,886
Europe56,846
Latin America and the Caribbean10,691
Near East7,407
North America5,406
Southwest Pacific1,207
PGRFA sent by region
Africa1,031,974
Asia1,397,167
Europe1,069,476
Latin America and the Caribbean3,091,822
Near East503,774
North America131,195
Southwest Pacific18,077
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,325,616
Asia2,131,121
Europe1,534,754
Latin America and the Caribbean929,795
Near East747,838
North America481,390
Southwest Pacific92,971

List of countries by region