Tocklai Tea Research Centre

This research centre is counted amongst the largest and the oldest tea research stations in the world. It was established in 1911, with the main aim to conduct scientific research to find solutions for enhancing the productivity and quality of tea in north-east India. In this centre, research is conducted on all kinds of tea cultivation and processing, to find ways of increasing the nutritional value of the beverage. The centre has 8 research departments, namely botany, soil, agronomy, plant protection, biochemistry, engineering and manufacturing technology, statistics and agricultural economics, and tea tasting.