In some areas where big commercial farmers are working closely with small farmers through the out- growers schemes, production and productivity among small farmers have almost doubled surpassing the large scale farm productivity by far. Interestingly, locally developed rice seed variety has also performed beyond the expectation of the investor and the nucleus farmers.
Kituo hicho kimekuwa chachu ya kuvutia uwekezaji kwenye kilimo katika ukanda huo na kuhamasisha wakulima wadogo kushiriki kikamilifu katika uwekezaji huo. Uzoefu uliopatikana katika utekelezaji wa Mpango huo unaonesha kwamba, pale ambapo wakulima wadogo wameshirikishwa kikamilifu katika utekelezaji, tija imeongezeka kwa kiwango kikubwa kwani wakulima wadogo hupata fursa za kupata pembejeo, huduma za ugani na masoko.