Germplasm Flow

Updated 11-08-2026

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 120,574
Provider Countries 70
Recipient Countries 189
Sent to Contracting Parties 109,978
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 10,596
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 5,179
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 7,227,912  
Annex 1 crops 6,834,380 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 393,532 5%
PGRFA under development 1,630,459  
Sent to Contracting Parties 6,344,280
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 883,083
Non Art.15 Providers 1,031,272
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap59,71149%
Signed21,37117%
Shrink-wrap39,49232%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual62,80952%
Organization54,75645%
Not specified3,0092%
Users
Total 32,451  
Registered last year 28,949  
Registered this year 3,502  
Individuals 29,581 91%
Legal entities 2,870 9%
Number of Providers 683  
Number of Recipients 26,117  
SMTA sent by region
Africa16,869
Asia19,658
Europe52,777
Latin America and the Caribbean25,522
Near East3,106
North America2,067
Southwest Pacific575
SMTA received by region
Africa13,743
Asia25,837
Europe56,302
Latin America and the Caribbean10,688
Near East7,407
North America5,394
Southwest Pacific1,203
PGRFA sent by region
Africa1,031,968
Asia1,396,986
Europe1,054,178
Latin America and the Caribbean3,091,745
Near East503,774
North America131,195
Southwest Pacific18,066
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,325,303
Asia2,129,531
Europe1,521,757
Latin America and the Caribbean929,784
Near East747,838
North America480,786
Southwest Pacific92,913

List of countries by region