•    They supply the plantations with some crops.
•    Incase the crop on the main plantation fails, then out growers can sell their produce to the plantation.
•    They get market for their crops.
•    They lead to the  expansion of the plantational farms and improve the quality of the crops .
•    They also learn the scientific methods used on the farms.
•    Out growers are flexible and require less capital input compared to plantantions.
•    Outgrowers do not involve expenditure on housing workers since most of them have their own homes.
•    Outgrowers schemes have encouraged self reliance since the farmers can manage their own farms and avoid over dependency on the plantations and government.

They make it easier to organise co-operatives which can lead to spread of essential services such as roads , hospitals, schools to rural areas.