Consequently, three of the five targeted regions for fertiliser and seed inputs have been reporting huge surpluses (e.g. Mbeya region alone had an officially recorded 2,000 tons surplus of rice6), such that at any one time government godowns (with a carrying capacity of about 250,000 tons) are always full, compelling the government to lift food export bans, which have prevailed since independence. The government announced in Parliament that it intends to promote cereals as a tradable good without export restrictions. In paddy, individual farmers have achieved yields up to 8 tons per hectare, compared with the commercial farm’s yield of between 4 and 5 tons per hectare.7 This indicates that, given the right package of support, smallholder farmers can achieve the desired results. Japan, China and Korea investments in irrigated agriculture in East Africa (Dakawa, Tanzania), Uganda (north of Lake Kioga) and Kenya (Mwea irrigation schemes) Private-public partnership (PPP) approach to uplift technology uptake through contract farming with smallholder farmers.