International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Germplasm Flow

Updated 13-11-2021

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	552
Provider Countries	8
Recipient Countries	78
Sent to Contracting Parties	338
Sent to non-Contracting Parties	214
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries	67

PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total	28,353
Annex 1 crops	21,635	76%
Non-Annex 1 crops	6,718	24%
PGRFA under development	3
Sent to Contracting Parties	18,228
Sent to non-Contracting Parties	10,125
Non Art.15 Providers	28,353

SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap	354	64%
Signed	12	2%
Shrink-wrap	186	33%

SMTA by Recipient type
Individual	443	80%
Organization	109	19%

Users
Total	68
Registered last year	20
Registered this year	47
Individuals	48	71%
Legal entities	20	29%
Number of Providers	14
Number of Recipients	24

SMTA sent by region
Africa	79
Asia	1
Europe	116
Latin America and the Caribbean	353
Near East	3
North America	0
Southwest Pacific	0

SMTA received by region
Africa	57
Asia	94
Europe	165
Latin America and the Caribbean	133
Near East	48
North America	41
Southwest Pacific	14

PGRFA sent by region
Africa	7,439
Asia	1
Europe	616
Latin America and the Caribbean	20,293
Near East	4
North America	0
Southwest Pacific	0

PGRFA received by region
Africa	3,252
Asia	3,670
Europe	6,067
Latin America and the Caribbean	9,202
Near East	4,102
North America	894
Southwest Pacific	1,166

List of countries by region