Germplasm Flow

Updated 14-10-2026

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 121,244
Provider Countries 70
Recipient Countries 189
Sent to Contracting Parties 110,951
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 10,293
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 5,231
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 7,248,347  
Annex 1 crops 6,842,961 94%
Non-Annex 1 crops 405,386 6%
PGRFA under development 1,630,455  
Sent to Contracting Parties 6,384,724
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 863,074
Non Art.15 Providers 1,047,828
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap60,20049%
Signed21,53817%
Shrink-wrap39,50632%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual62,86151%
Organization55,37445%
Not specified3,0092%
Users
Total 32,596  
Registered last year 28,949  
Registered this year 3,647  
Individuals 29,660 91%
Legal entities 2,936 9%
Number of Providers 684  
Number of Recipients 26,160  
SMTA sent by region
Africa16,894
Asia19,672
Europe53,394
Latin America and the Caribbean25,524
Near East3,106
North America2,068
Southwest Pacific586
SMTA received by region
Africa13,775
Asia25,894
Europe56,856
Latin America and the Caribbean10,691
Near East7,407
North America5,409
Southwest Pacific1,212
PGRFA sent by region
Africa1,032,510
Asia1,397,379
Europe1,069,517
Latin America and the Caribbean3,095,094
Near East503,774
North America131,209
Southwest Pacific18,864
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,326,152
Asia2,134,638
Europe1,534,786
Latin America and the Caribbean929,795
Near East747,838
North America481,420
Southwest Pacific93,718

List of countries by region