Cloves are used to flavor curries, marinades, and meat. Cloves are also used to give aromatic qualities and flavor to hot beverages like tea or coffee. Cloves are also popularly used in Mexican and Peruvian cuisine. Clove has also several non-culinary uses. It is used in kretek, a type of Indonesian cigarette.
The bioactive chemicals in clove are utilized to prepare ant repellents. Cloves also find a significant place in traditional medicine in India and China. Cloves are said to help relieve toothaches and are associated with improved digestive health. It is the period of the short seasonal rains when the cloves are harvested by hand.
Bunches on lower branches can be pulled off or shaken free. Harvesting is strenuous work. The bunches of cloves can be tucked away in dense foliage where they are difficult to get at. Clove trees can grow up to 15m 49ft high.
Farmers are often skilled climbers, scaling the trees to pull bunches off higher branches. Many people on the island depend on cloves for their livelihood. That has been the case since the trees were introduced from Indonesia around the turn of the 19th Century.
Here at Konde village, as in much of Pemba, every family member is expected to help. Men, women and even young children get up early to help pick the cloves. Rank 8. Rank 9. Country Production Quantity Make use of interactive maps, charts, and diagrams for better understanding.
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Overall, the global clove output pursued a pronounced growth from to The trend pattern, however, indicated some noticable fluctuations throughout the analyzed period.
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