Quality, Product Diversification and Branding

Goal: To develop competitive high value tea products for improved livelihoods.
	Development of green leaf and black tea quality indicators. Development of tea processing technologies. Biochemical applications in tea production and processing. Technology adoption and impact assessment. Developing choices with stakeholders and assessing responses. Evaluating agricultural policies affecting tea business.

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Research Programmes

TRFK has various, broadly divided into three research programmes and one technical support programme:

Crop improvement and management.
Quality,
Product diversification
and branding.
Sustainable production,
resource conservation and environment.
Technical Support

Laboratories

TRFK’s Laboratory services main objective is to provide reliable, accurate and timely analytical testing services on all issues relating to tea throughout Kenya.

The following laboratories offer services:

Chemistry Laboratory
Biochemistry Laboratory
Plant Protection Laboratory
Botany Laboratory
Crop Environment
Laboratory