The United Republic of Tanzania

Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute

TARI Mikocheni

TARI Mikocheni have about 7 laboratories of which 5 are biotech labs while the remaining two are Entomology and Post harvest laboratories.

Biotech facilities at TARI-Mikocheni

We have 5 Biotech labs and Entomology and Post harvest lab.

SN

Type

Capacity

status

1

Tissue culture

2,000,000 Plantlets/Year

Operational

2

Diagnostic lab

All Pathogens

Operational

3

Mol. lab

Diversity studies

Operational

4

Genetic Eng.

Biosafety Lev. II

Operational

5

Virus Indexing

Screening plants

*Need equipment

6

Entomology Lab

Insects pests

Operational

7

Post Harvest

VCO extraction

Operational