Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries (Tanzania)

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DissolvedOctober 2017
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Jurisdiction Government of Tanzania

The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries was a former ministry of the Government of Tanzania.

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History

The Ministry was formed by the amalgamation of the former Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives and Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries Development in John Magufuli's first cabinet. [1]

The ministry was split again into two similar ministries in October 2017 to improve efficiency, [2] creating the Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries.

Ministers

Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries
PortraitNameTerm of officePartyPresident
Mwigulu Nchemba.jpg Mwigulu Nchemba December
2015
June
2016
Chama Cha Mapinduzi John Magufuli
Charles Tizeba 12 June
2016
October
2017
Chama Cha Mapinduzi
Ministry split into Minisitry of Agriculture and Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries

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References

  1. "Magufuli appoints lean Cabinet of 19". Daily Nation . Daily Nation. 2015-12-11. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
  2. "JPM applauded for splitting ministry". The Citizen . The Citizen. 2017-10-09. Retrieved 2018-12-22.