Tea Research Association

The Tea Research Association (TRA) is an Indian research organization serving the tea sector. It is associated with the Tocklai Tea Research Institute in Jorhat, Assam, a center known for research relevant to tea cultivation and production. TRA is an institutional organization rather than a consumer-facing tea label or a tea retailer. The association was established in 1911. Its work is connected to the needs of tea cultivation and processing, including research and technical knowledge for the tea industry. Its base in Assam places it within one of India's major tea-growing regions. The available evidence supplied for this dossier does not describe its current membership, governance, detailed research programs, services, or geographic reach beyond India, so those particulars are not expanded here.

The Tea Research Association is an Indian tea-industry research organization established in 1911. It is associated with the Tocklai Tea Research Institute in Jorhat, Assam. The association's institutional role is linked to research and technical knowledge for tea cultivation and production, distinguishing it from commercial tea brands that market packaged tea directly to consumers. Its location in Assam connects the organization to a major tea-growing region in India. The available evidence does not provide a detailed chronology of its establishment, the names of its founders, later institutional changes, or specific dated research milestones. Accordingly, no additional turning points or leadership details are asserted here.

• 1911

  Tea Research Association established

An industry-focused research association serving India's tea sector, rather than a consumer tea brand.

• Tea-sector research and technical knowledge

  Research and technical knowledge associated with tea cultivation and production.

• Unconfirmed

  Reported2026.10.08

  Tea Research Association launches TocklAI, an AI model for the tea industry[1]茶叶研究协会推出茶叶行业AI模型TocklAIeconomictimes.indiatimes.com

  The Tea Research Association has launched TocklAI, an AI model designed specifically for the tea industry and trained on the Tocklai Tea Research Institute's verified research archive. The tool is intended to help planters and small growers with pest control, soil health, climate adaptation, processing and compliance, using more than 2,000 digitised scientific publications.

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1. 1茶叶研究协会推出茶叶行业AI模型TocklAIeconomictimes.indiatimes.com