Germplasm Flow

Updated 12-09-2026

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 121,201
Provider Countries 70
Recipient Countries 189
Sent to Contracting Parties 110,913
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 10,288
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 5,210
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 7,243,492  
Annex 1 crops 6,839,049 94%
Non-Annex 1 crops 404,443 6%
PGRFA under development 1,630,449  
Sent to Contracting Parties 6,380,130
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 862,813
Non Art.15 Providers 1,046,771
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap60,17349%
Signed21,52817%
Shrink-wrap39,50032%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual62,83151%
Organization55,36145%
Not specified3,0092%
Users
Total 32,521  
Registered last year 28,949  
Registered this year 3,572  
Individuals 29,623 91%
Legal entities 2,898 9%
Number of Providers 683  
Number of Recipients 26,139  
SMTA sent by region
Africa16,876
Asia19,667
Europe53,384
Latin America and the Caribbean25,522
Near East3,106
North America2,067
Southwest Pacific579
SMTA received by region
Africa13,757
Asia25,887
Europe56,846
Latin America and the Caribbean10,691
Near East7,407
North America5,406
Southwest Pacific1,207
PGRFA sent by region
Africa1,031,978
Asia1,397,170
Europe1,069,476
Latin America and the Caribbean3,091,822
Near East503,774
North America131,195
Southwest Pacific18,077
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,325,620
Asia2,131,124
Europe1,534,754
Latin America and the Caribbean929,795
Near East747,838
North America481,390
Southwest Pacific92,971

List of countries by region