The roles and functions of the Rice Council of Tanzania are:-

- Represent the private sector in the rice industry

- Work closely with the GoT and dev. partners to improve the rice sub-sector

- Advocate for favorable business environment for Tanzania rice industry

- Play consultative, coordinating, and supportive role to the rice industry stakeholders

- Aid the rice industry to address current and emerging opportunities, issues, and challenges

- Enhance technical and business advice and services for improving value of rice and allied products produced

- Facilitate access to real-time and accurate information, data

- Take cross-industry thinking, performance and growth to another level, through capacity building

- Forge partnerships and collaborative arrangement