title: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries (Tanzania)
text: # Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries (Tanzania)
  
  The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries was a former ministry of the Government of Tanzania.
  
  ## 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.
  
  The ministry was split again into two similar ministries in October 2017 to improve efficiency, creating the Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries.
  
  ## Ministers
  
  Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries :
  
  | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Term of office | Party | President |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Mwigulu Nchemba | December 2015 | June 2016 | Chama Cha Mapinduzi | John Magufuli |
  | | Charles Tizeba | 12 June 2016 | October 2017 | Chama Cha Mapinduzi | John Magufuli |
  | Ministry split into Minisitry of Agriculture and Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries |||||||
  