Experience the spices of Tanzania
Uplift your senses with the warm, rich, fragrant scent of clove, pepper, ginger, cinnamon and cardamom —the signature scents of Tanzanian spices.
The United Republic of Tanzania places a high value on the local spice industry and its potential for the economy. The Government created the Tanzania Spices label to support the sector, through the Tanzania Trade Development Authority (TanTrade) and the private sector, represented by the Tanzania Spices Association (TASPA)
Tanzania’s range of spices
Global demand for spices is increasing, driven by the desire for healthy lifestyles with natural ingredients over artificial ones. Consumers are fascinated with natural flavours of ethnic cuisines.
Tanzania produces over 30 important spice crops that, in the long term, will be covered by the Tanzania Spices label. These include clove, pepper, ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, vanilla, chillies, onion, coriander, garlic and lemongrass.
In the short term, Tanzania Spices focuses on crops with the highest potential for export and production improvement. These are clove, pepper, ginger, cinnamon and cardamom.
Clove makes up over 90% of Tanzania’s global spices exports. It is mainly grown in Zanzibar but production is rapidly expanding on the mainland. Pepper and ginger exports are also increasing, in line with strong global consumption.
Tanzania produces Ceylon cinnamon, also known as “true cinnamon”. Due to rising world demand and new plantations in-country, Tanzania is poised to become a major source for this popular spice.
Tanzania once ranked as the world’s third-largest producer of cardamom. It has the potential to regain this ranking through increased planting and good plantation management.
