Clove

Small holder farmers handpick the ripe clove when the calyx turns from olive green to yellow with a little pinkish colour near the stem.

Sun drying on mats/tarpaulins at our collection centers to achieving the target moisture content of maximum 12%.

Then transport cloves our central processing facility where we remove foreign matters and impurities followed by hand sorting of headless, mother cloves and immature cloves for CG1 and CG2.

We test each lot to ensure it meets set quality standards.

Packaging

Packaging is 25kg in a food grade polypropylene bag certified by the Tanzania Bureau Standards.

Shipping

Containerization takes place under dry conditions. Ensure that history of container is revealed, clean and have the walls and ceiling covered with corrugated carton and fixed with moisture catchers to absorb moisture and avoid mould formation.