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Table 3 Top countries with the most requests from 2012 to 2018 (data from IRRI Genetic Resources Center)

From: Global demand for rice genetic resources

Rank

Country

Region

Number of requests

Number of accessions

1

Philippines*

Asia

416

8508

2

China

Asia

91

18,301

3

India

Asia

83

8549

4

United States

Americas

65

3687

5

United Kingdom

Europe

47

947

6

Japan

Asia

35

2158

7

Netherlands

Europe

31

615

8

Korea, Rep

Asia

23

2689

9

Bangladesh

Asia

19

748

10

Germany

Europe

18

1257

Sub-total, top ten external

828

47,459

Others, external

245

30,180

Total external

1073

77,369

Total internal+

1101

152,497

Grand total

2174

230,136

  1. *Excludes internal distribution to IRRI's breeding and research programs
  2.  + Internal distribution to IRRI's breeding and research programs