Sulle, EmmanuelDancer, Helen2019-08-192019-08-192019Emmanuel Sulle and Helen Dancer (2019) Gender, Politics and Sugarcane Commercialisation in Tanzania Journal of Peasant Studies DOI: 10.1080/03066150.2019.1632294http://hdl.handle.net/10566/4811This 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.enGenderPoliticsSugarcaneCommercializationSugarcane commercializationTanzaniaArticle