Gender, politics and sugarcane commercialisation in Tanzania
Document Type
Article
Department
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Abstract
This article explores relationships between state, corporate capital and local stakeholders in the political economy of sugarcane from a gender perspective. The findings, based on empirical research at the site of Tanzania’s largest sugarcane producer pre- and post-privatisation, provide insights into the degree to which the estate-outgrower model can be regarded as ‘inclusive’ for women and men. Three aspects of commercial sugarcane production are analysed: land tenure, labour and leadership within canegrowers’ associations. We argue that politico-economic changes in the sector post-privatisation have increased gender differentiation in sugarcane production and consolidated power in the hands of local elites.
Publication (Name of Journal)
The Journal of Peasant Studies
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/03066150.2019.1632294
Recommended Citation
Sulle, E.,
Dancer, H.
(2019). Gender, politics and sugarcane commercialisation in Tanzania. The Journal of Peasant Studies, 47(5), 973-992.
Available at:
https://ecommons.aku.edu/acer/5
Comments
This work was published before the author joined Aga Khan University.