Taisugar runs a research institute, which was founded more than 80 years ago. Its activities cover cane propagation, improvement of farming techniques, study of plant nutrition, pest control, sugar chemistry, and development of by-products.
糖業研究所設立於日據時代，至今已有八十多年的歷史，從事甘蔗育種、甘蔗農藝、植物營養、植物保護、製糖化學及副產品發展研究等工作。