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Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development

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Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development
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Ministry overview
FormedMay 1980 (1980-05)
Preceding agencies
  • Ministry of Agriculture
  • Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement
JurisdictionGovernment of Zimbabwe
Headquarters1 Liberation Legacy Way, Ngungunyana Building, Harare
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Minister responsible
  • Anxious Masuka, Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development
Deputy Ministers responsible
  • Vangelis Haritatos, Deputy Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development
  • Davis Marapira, Deputy Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development
Ministry executive
  • Obert Jiri, Permanent Secretary
Child agencies
  • Veterinary Technical Services
  • AGRITEX
  • Department of Research and Specialist Services
Websiteagric.gov.zw

The Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development, also known as the Ministry of Agriculture, is a government ministry responsible for agriculture in Zimbabwe, including the management of agricultural land use, but not land reform. Dr Anxious Masuka is the incumbent Minister of Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement, having been appointed on 14 August 2020.[1] Currently, the deputy ministers are Davis Marapira and Vangelis Haritatos. The ministry is located in Harare.

The ministry oversees:

  • Veterinary Technical Services
  • AGRITEX
  • Department of Research and Specialist Services

State corporations

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State corporations under the direction of the Ministry of Agriculture include:[2]

  • Agricultural Bank of Zimbabwe (AGRIBANK)
  • Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB)
  • Pig Industry Board (PIB)
  • Agricultural Rural Development Authority(ARDA)
  • Grain Marketing Board (GMB)
  • Tobacco Research Board (TRB)
  • Cold Storage Commission (CSC)

Ministers of Agriculture

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Minister Start of term End of term
Denis Norman May 1980 July 1985
Moven Mahachi[3] 1985 1988
David Karimanzira 1987/1988 1990
Witness Mangwende 1 January 1991 22 December 1994
Kumbirai Kangai 1994 2000
Joseph Made 2000 2007
Rugare Gumbo 2007 2009
Sylvester Nguni (acting) 2009 2009
Joseph Made 13 February 2009 27 November 2017
Perrance Shiri[4][5] 30 November 2017 27 July 2020
Anxious Jongwe Masuka[6] 14 August 2020 Incumbent

Deputy Ministers of Agriculture

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See also

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References

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