The two-year (2013–2015) project’s first planning workshop targeted at Sikasso was held on 8–10 October, when about 60 farmer members of producer associations and cooperatives met in Koutiala. The workshop served as a platform for exchange of experiences, clarifying roles and expectations of partners in the development of a viable and sustainable seed system, and refining strategies with stakeholders for wider use of improved seed and hybrids of sorghum and other associated crops.