Tea Research Foundation of Kenya

The Tea Research Foundation of Kenya (TRFK), was established in 1980 to replace the former Tea Research Institute of East Africa (TRIEA) with the objectives of promoting research and investigating problems related to tea and such other crops and systems associated with tea throughout Kenya.  This includes the productivity (yield), quality and suitability of land in relation to tea planting..  Research focuses on development of improved clones, appropriate technologies for improvement of yield (quantity of green tea leaf/made tea per hectare) and quality of tea products.