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Department of Commercial Crops Fruits & Forestry |
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Spice and fruits development Although Zanzibar's agriculture is based principally on the production of cloves, the islands also produce a prodigious variety of spices, both for domestic consumption and to a limited extent for export as means for farmers to earn an income. The products which we collectively group as 'spices' are in fact derived in a variety of different ways from a wide range of plants. The common feature is that their distinctive flavors can be preserved in a desiccated form, making it possible to store and transport them over great distances without deterioration, so long as they are kept dry. The Departments is joined with the Zanzibar Spices Traders to study, develop, implement and assist in good packaging and processing processes. The major spices which are start and continue develop is cinnamon, root ginger, onion buds, cloves, saffron, sesame seeds, berry black pepper, or the fruit allspice, paprika from tropical plants and trees. Extension services on fruits and spice The Plantation section through the Department can conduct extension faculty, provide educational programmes to farmers and private nursery owners on plant diseases, pest management, improved production, sustainable technologies, efficient use of resources, and trends in landscape design. . |
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 Private beekeeping sector support innitiative The Department devices an innitiative to support beekeping as means of development and empower rural enterprise with sustainability > LEARN MORE |
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