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Standard Material Transfer Agreement (SMTA)

Standard Material Transfer Agreement (SMTA). What is an SMTA?. Developed by International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food & Agriculture (the Treaty) under the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

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Standard Material Transfer Agreement (SMTA)

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  1. Standard Material Transfer Agreement (SMTA)

  2. What is an SMTA? Developed by International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food & Agriculture (the Treaty) under the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) The Treaty establishes a multilateral system for facilitated access to plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA) and sharing benefits arising from their use Access to PGRFA is via the SMTA, a legally-binding contract with pre-negotiated terms under the Treaty. SMTA must accompany each transfer of covered PGRFA materials

  3. What is covered by an SMTA? Over 60 food & feed crops listed in Annex 1 of the Treaty. PGRFA in the International Agricultural Research Center Collections PGRFA ex situ collections under management and control of national governments and in the public domain PGRFA donated or available to the multilateral system by public or private entities

  4. What does the SMTA NOT cover? Crops not listed in Annex 1 of the Treaty PGRFA found in situ Chemical, pharmaceutical or other non-food or non-feed uses of Annex I crops Public collections not under the management and control of national governments and in the public domain, or private collections

  5. What are the SMTA rules? Transfer of PGRFA covered by the SMTA must be reported to the International Treaty All non-confidential information resulting from using PGRFA must be made available to the MLS Research & breeding materials that incorporate PGRFA must be exchanged under the terms of the SMTA The full text of the SMTA is available at ftp://ftp.fao.org/ag/agp/planttreaty/agreements/smta/SMTAe.pdf

  6. ONP authorization is required to place SMTA material in the National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS) Check with your RL, National Program Leader (NPL) & TTC

  7. In general, PGRFA accompanied by the SMTA are not incorporated into ARS breeding programs Seedlings bred from publically available germplasm (ARS germplasm) crossed with germplasm covered by the SMTA becomes SMTA-covered germplasm If an ARS breeding program incorporates germplasm covered by the SMTA, then it is not publically available without restrictions Check with your RL, National Program Leader (NPL) & TTC if exceptions are sought

  8. What is the procedure for seeking permission to use SMTA material in an ARS breeding program? SY / RL / NPL decide if SMTA material should be used SY contacts TTC; TTC sends SMTA to OTT for processing OTT signs with NPL approval TTC send approved SMTA to SY If germplasm/cultivar is released that incorporates SMTA germplasm, that is stated in any release or distribution notice

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