The Rice Value Chain in Tanzania
Journal Title: International Journal of Agriculture Innovations and Research - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 2
Abstract
Rice is grown throughout Tanzania and is the third most important food crop in the country. Production is dominated by smallholders farmers operating in a largely traditional system. Upland rice is far more common than the crop grown under irrigation. Yields are low and variable. The rice value chain, from supply and use of inputs, via production and processing to marketing and retailing, is confounded by a plethora of technical, financial and institutional impediments. Fragmentation, lack of organization, absence of control (in spite of over-regulation) and an almost total lack of coordination are major characteristics of the chain. Many participants have more than one role. Goods and services include land, labour, input supply, transport, energy, finance and (perhaps above all and what is most lacking) institutional support. Clearly defined and enunciated standards and a regulatory framework under law are needed. Many of these requirements continue to be weak or non-existent or, more commonly, are not applied in Tanzania.
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R. Trevor Wilson
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