Each action learning topic is explored by multilpe partners in diverse countries. This cooperation is managed by lead partner organisation(s) for each topic, supported by a secretariat.
The lead parters per topic are:
| Topic | Lead partners |
| Developing the seed sector in fragile states | Mercy Corps |
| Effective seed insecurity response | Mercy Corps |
| Agrobiodiversity, seeds and climate change | Bioversity-CIAT Alliance |
| Enabling seed policies | CGIAR – Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM) and International Food Policy Institute Research (IFPRI) |
| Enhancing seed quality assurance | CGIAR – Roots, Tubers & Bananas and International Potato Centre (CIP) |
| Business models for early generation seed | International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) |
| Creating demand for quality seed | Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation |
| Gender dynamics in seed systems | International Food Policy Institute Research (IFPRI) and NL-CGIAR Research Program for Seed Systems Development (NWO-WOTRO) |