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Item Agricultural commercialisation and the political economy of value Chains: Tanzania rice case study(Agricultural Policy Research in Africa, 2021) Mdoe, Ntengua S.Y.; Mlay, Glead I.Rice is increasingly becoming a commercial crop, providing food, employment, and income for people in both rural and urban areas. This paper presents the political economy of rice commercialisation in Tanzania. It is based on a review of trade policies, regulations, strategies, and programmes implemented since the 1960s to promote rice commercialisation, and the views of key informants. The transformation of rice from a subsistence to a commercial crop has attracted several actors, including producers, processors, traders, input suppliers, and service providers. The actors operate at different scales with different interests and holding power.