About 70% of the area for out growers is under irrigation while the rest is rain-fed. The several out grower associations have a national umbrella body called Sugarcane Growers Association of Malawi (SUGAM)
Pafupifupi 70% ya malo omwe alimi ang'onoang'ono akulimapo ndi yamthilira  pamene yotsalayo imadalira mvula. Magulu ambiri a alimi ang'onang'ono ali ndi bungwe lawo mdziko muno lotchedwa Sugarcane Growers Association of Malawi (SUGAM) 