Germplasm Flow

Updated 22-07-2026

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 120,549
Provider Countries 70
Recipient Countries 189
Sent to Contracting Parties 109,957
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 10,592
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 5,172
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 7,227,105  
Annex 1 crops 6,833,901 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 393,204 5%
PGRFA under development 1,630,458  
Sent to Contracting Parties 6,343,717
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 882,839
Non Art.15 Providers 1,030,596
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap59,70849%
Signed21,35917%
Shrink-wrap39,48232%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual62,79752%
Organization54,74345%
Not specified3,0092%
Users
Total 32,421  
Registered last year 28,949  
Registered this year 3,472  
Individuals 29,567 91%
Legal entities 2,854 9%
Number of Providers 683  
Number of Recipients 26,109  
SMTA sent by region
Africa16,866
Asia19,651
Europe52,770
Latin America and the Caribbean25,521
Near East3,106
North America2,065
Southwest Pacific570
SMTA received by region
Africa13,738
Asia25,832
Europe56,292
Latin America and the Caribbean10,687
Near East7,407
North America5,394
Southwest Pacific1,199
PGRFA sent by region
Africa1,031,715
Asia1,396,709
Europe1,054,139
Latin America and the Caribbean3,091,614
Near East503,774
North America131,193
Southwest Pacific17,961
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,324,909
Asia2,129,286
Europe1,521,612
Latin America and the Caribbean929,783
Near East747,838
North America480,786
Southwest Pacific92,891

List of countries by region