Rice production is an increasing source of income and food security for smallholder farmers in many parts of Tanzania. Improving market access for rice farmers is essential to raise rural incomes and reduce poverty. This paper aims to determine the most efficient rice marketing channel and analyse the factors affecting marketing channel choices by smallholder rice farmers. Marketing efficiency was tested using Acharya and Aggarwal's composite index method. A multinomial logit model was used to analyse the marketing channel choices. The results showed that the miller–wholesaler marketing channel is the most efficient. The results show that most farmers in rural areas still sell their rice to local collectors because of failure, fear or inability by farmers to venture out of the farm gate into the markets. The findings suggest that there is a need to improve rural infrastructure, market information systems, smallholder access to productive assets, prudent use of credit and strengthening collective action through well‐organised farmer groups in the country.

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坦桑尼亚农村稻农的营销效率和营销渠道选择的决定因素：来自坦桑尼亚姆贝亚地区的证据

在坦桑尼亚许多地区，大米生产是小农户收入和粮食安全的日益增长的来源。改善稻农的市场准入对于增加农村收入和减少贫困​​至关重要。本文旨在确定最有效的稻米销售渠道，并分析影响小农稻农选择销售渠道的因素。使用Acharya和Aggarwal的综合指数方法测试了营销效率。多项式logit模型用于分析营销渠道选择。结果表明，批发商-批发商的营销渠道是最有效的。结果表明，由于农民的失败，恐惧或无能为力，他们仍无法从农场大门冒险进入市场，因此农村地区的大多数农民仍将稻米卖给当地的收割者。