The principal landmark in the history of tea research in south India, was the establishment of a Tea Experimental Station in Gudalur in 1926. During the last seven and half decades, this research organisation, now known as the UPASI Tea Research Foundation (UPASI TRF), had rendered yeomen service to the tea industry in south India. The remarkable achievements of the south Indian tea plantations in the production and productivity of tea bear testimony to the significant contribution of UPASI TRF in the fields of research and extension.UPASI-TRF is notified as Public Authority in terms of Section 2(h) of the RTI Act 2005 (Ref:No.1/2/Sectt/2005/2435) with the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Department of Commerce.
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Dr. C.S. Venkata Ram Memorial Annual Tea Colloquium will be held on July 10, 2015 at Seminar Hall, UPASI Tea Research Foundation, Tea Research Institute, Valparai. The maximum time for presentation is ten minutes followed by discussion. Prizes will be awarded for the best three…
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