About ZSTC

Zanzibar State Trading Corporation (ZSTC) is a government institution focused on the development, processing, and distribution of national commercial crops, particularly cloves. Established in 1966, ZSTC operates under the Zanzibar State Trading Corporation Act No. 11 of 2011 and the Clove Development Act No. 2 of 2014. The corporation supports the clove sector through investments, research programs, farmer incentives, and policies such as price subsidies and insurance. Cloves have been a significant foreign exchange earner for Zanzibar for the past 150 years.