Germplasm Flow

Updated 01-02-2025

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 962
Provider Countries 17
Recipient Countries 87
Sent to Contracting Parties 717
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 245
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 97
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 38,788  
Annex 1 crops 27,480 71%
Non-Annex 1 crops 11,308 29%
PGRFA under development 5  
Sent to Contracting Parties 27,695
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 11,093
Non Art.15 Providers 38,777
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap43345%
Signed202%
Shrink-wrap50952%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual54156%
Organization42143%
Users
Total 107  
Registered last year 106  
Registered this year 0  
Individuals 70 65%
Legal entities 37 35%
Number of Providers 28  
Number of Recipients 30  
SMTA sent by region
Africa126
Asia4
Europe472
Latin America and the Caribbean357
Near East3
North America0
Southwest Pacific0
SMTA received by region
Africa81
Asia110
Europe501
Latin America and the Caribbean148
Near East52
North America52
Southwest Pacific18
PGRFA sent by region
Africa11,423
Asia8
Europe6,669
Latin America and the Caribbean20,684
Near East4
North America0
Southwest Pacific0
PGRFA received by region
Africa5,736
Asia4,370
Europe12,412
Latin America and the Caribbean9,632
Near East4,255
North America1,190
Southwest Pacific1,193

List of countries by region