Tea Research and Extension Station
Forty National tea-making technicians gathered in the TBRS to compete
In the face of the challenges of climate change and manpower shortage, in order to continue to improve the quality and competitiveness of Taiwanese tea, young tea farmers are encouraged to inherit tea-making techniques and actively improve tea-making skills so that the quality level of domestic tea continues to upgrade, strengthening the foundation of Taiwan’s tea culture. The "2024 National Partially Fermented Tea Manufacturing Technology Competition" held on September 10th and 11th. The contestants participating in this competition all hold national Grade C tea production technician certificates and use mechanically plucked tea leaves as raw materials, a total of 40 tea farmers participated, 17 farmers participated in the fragrance strip-shaped group and 23 farmers participated in the fragrance ball-shaped group. The contestants started the tea making process after receiving tea leaves at 11:30 on September 10th, and submit the finished products before 12:00 on September 11th. The TBRS then selected production and official’s experts and the Association (French AVPA) represents the academic community and forms a jury to conduct professional evaluation based on the Taiwan-tea Assortment and Grading System (TAGs).
Indoor withering and stirring.
Two AVPA judges use the TAGs online review system developed by the TBRS to conduct the review.