Ministry of Agriculture (Tanzania)

The Ministry of Agriculture is a ministry of the Government of Tanzania.

Ministry of Agriculture

Wizara ya Kilimo
Ministry overview
Formed	October 2017
Preceding Ministry	Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries
Jurisdiction	Tanzania
Minister responsible	Hussein Mohamed Bashe
Deputy Minister responsible	Anthony Mavunde
Website	www.kilimo.go.tz

History

The ministry was formed following the split of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries in October 2017 to improve efficiency,^[1] with the livestock and fisheries roles being created into the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries.

Ministers

Parties

  CCM

Minister for Agriculture

Portrait		Name	Term of office		President
		Charles Tizeba	October 2017	10 November 2018	John Magufuli
		Japhet Hasunga	10 November 2018 [2]	16 June 2020
		Adolf Mkenda	5 December 2020[3]	18 March 2021
			18 March 2021	10 January 2022	Samia Suluhu Hassan
		Hussein Bashe	10 January 2022[4]	Incumbent