"Shared roots, greater heights" as Cape Town gathers the biggest seed congress in the southern hemisphere. Delegates from 60 countries saw a spectacle of sound and colour and a heart-warming African welcome during the ISF World Seed Congress 2023. The International Seed Federation, together with the South African National Organizing Committee and the South Africa National Seed Organization (SANSOR), would like to thank all the delegates who made the ISF World Seed Congress 2023 a huge success.