Clove Export Revenue in Zanzibar, Tanzania Dropped 26.8% YoY in January 2023

Zanzibar earned USD 43.7M from the export of cloves in January 2023, which is 26.8% lower YoY than the export of USD 59.7M in January 2022. The low production of cloves in Zanzibar in January 2023 is mainly due to the presence of old cloves. However, the government is in the process of researching new clove seedlings capable of producing more and better cloves.